STATE ENERGY AND GAS SUPERVISION INFORMS: Recently, there has been an increase in accidents involving the population related to electric shock, as well as those related to the use of gas at home. On April 17, 2025, in the Braslav District of the Vitebsk Region, two men were fishing on Lake Stavok. While moving from one spot to another with an unfolded carbon fiber fishing rod, one of the men brought the rod too close to the 110 kV overhead power line wires, resulting in an electric shock and the burning of his clothes. The second man attempted to extinguish the fire on the victim's clothes, resulting in burns to his hands. On January 11, 2025, in a dormitory in Minsk, a woman turned on the washing machine and went to take a bath. The woman also picked up a mobile phone and connected it to the power supply. Some time later, neighbors in the dormitory block heard strange sounds coming from the room. They opened the door and saw a woman shaking from electric shock. Despite resuscitation efforts, she could not be saved. On June 27, 2025, a resident of the village of Priborovo, Brest District, was electrocuted and died while working on a barn destroyed by the elements while attempting to connect a garage cable line. On August 25, 2025, a fatal accident occurred in the Borisov District, Minsk Region. The man was turning on the boiler in his house. He was later discovered by his daughter in the boiler room, hanging over a circulation pump plugged into a socket through a factory-installed extension cord. An ambulance crew found traces of electric current on his hands. On August 4, 2025, a resident of the Miory District, Vitebsk Region, was connecting a refrigerator compressor to the electrical system. The compressor was used to pump air into a pool located in the courtyard of her home. While connecting the compressor, she touched the compressor's uninsulated contacts and received a fatal electric shock. On August 9, 2025, a resident of Klyastitsy, Rossonsky District, Vitebsk Region, was electrocuted and died while pumping water from a pit with an electric pump. On August 14, 2025, a resident of Bobruisk, Mogilev Region, died from exposure to electric current. The deceased was found in a bathtub with a power strip (extension cord) in the water, with a phone charger plugged into it. The phone was hanging from the charger's cord outside the bathtub. On February 18, 2026, the Yelsk District Department of Internal Affairs received a report from a dispatcher at the Yelsk Central District Hospital that between 9:00 PM and 9:45 PM, a 13-year-old minor named S., who was living in Yelsk, was taking a bath while carrying a mobile phone. Around 9:30 PM, she asked her mother to give her the phone charger, which she refused. S., who left the bathroom on her own, took the charger and returned to the bathroom without her mother noticing.as she was in another room. Then, at 9:50 PM, due to the fact that no sounds were coming from the bathroom, the mother went into the bathroom and found her daughter unconscious in the bathtub with water running, next to her in the water was a mobile phone, which was connected via a charger to an electrical outlet located in the bathroom. The woman immediately pulled the child out and called an ambulance. The ambulance arrived and pronounced her dead after performing resuscitation measures. On June 9, 2025, in the city of Lyakhovichi, a fatal accident occurred while using a flow-through gas water heater with an open combustion chamber. A girl born in 2004 suffered carbon monoxide poisoning, and while resuscitation measures were being provided to her in the apartment, a girl born in 2003 suffered carbon monoxide poisoning and lost consciousness. The probable cause of the accident was a combination of factors: operation of gas equipment without a supply of fresh air; interference with the ventilation system in the apartment; absence of a carbon monoxide alarm in the kitchen. Accidents related to clothing catching fire while cooking on gas stoves are also common. CAUSES OF ACCIDENTS AND MEASURES TO PREVENT THEM An analysis of the circumstances of accidents conducted by the State Energy and Gas Supervision Service allows us to conclude that their main causes are: - failure to comply with basic electrical safety standards and safety when using gas at home; - damaged insulation of electrical wiring, extension cords. - use of faulty electrical appliances and gas-using equipment. Check the wiring and electrical appliances you use at home. Using faulty electrical appliances or wires with damaged insulation can lead to disaster. An analysis of accidents shows that most of them could have been avoided if a residual current device (RCD) had been installed in the electrical network of a house or apartment. Of all andOperation of gas equipment without a fresh air supply; tampering with the ventilation system in the apartment; lack of a carbon monoxide alarm in the kitchen. Accidents related to clothing catching fire while cooking on gas stoves are also common. CAUSES OF ACCIDENTS AND MEASURES TO PREVENT THEM An analysis of the circumstances of accidents conducted by the State Energy and Gas Supervision Service allows us to conclude that their main causes are: - failure to comply with basic electrical safety standards and safety measures when using gas at home; - damaged insulation of electrical wiring and extension cords. - use of faulty electrical appliances and gas-using equipment. Check the electrical wiring and electrical appliances you use at home. Using faulty electrical appliances or wires with damaged insulation can lead to disaster. An analysis of accidents shows that most of them could have been avoided if a residual current device (RCD) had been installed in the electrical network of a house or apartment. Of all andOperation of gas equipment without a fresh air supply; tampering with the ventilation system in the apartment; lack of a carbon monoxide alarm in the kitchen. Accidents related to clothing catching fire while cooking on gas stoves are also common. CAUSES OF ACCIDENTS AND MEASURES TO PREVENT THEM An analysis of the circumstances of accidents conducted by the State Energy and Gas Supervision Service allows us to conclude that their main causes are: - failure to comply with basic electrical safety standards and safety measures when using gas at home; - damaged insulation of electrical wiring and extension cords. - use of faulty electrical appliances and gas-using equipment. Check the electrical wiring and electrical appliances you use at home. Using faulty electrical appliances or wires with damaged insulation can lead to disaster. An analysis of accidents shows that most of them could have been avoided if a residual current device (RCD) had been installed in the electrical network of a house or apartment. Of all and
