Why Did the Workshop Burn Down

A film about the consequences of non-compliance with the Fire Safety Rules. [Kuibyshev region], 1985. The firefighter extinguishes the fire. A burnt-out mechanical repair shop, where agricultural machinery, spare parts, equipment burned down. State fire control and police officers at the scene. Workshop workers: Viktor Nikolaevich Trofimov, Ivan Vasilievich Semyonov, Timofeev during whose work there was a fire, talk about what happened (sinhr.). An employee of the State Fire Supervision Service comments on the situation, speaks of non-observance in this workshop of elementary fire safety rules (sync.). Kuibyshev region, Pestravsky district, state farm "Maisky", 1985. A repair shop equipped in accordance with all fire safety rules: the presence of an automatic fire alarm, primary fire extinguishing equipment, a specially designated area for the welder's work and a smoking area for workers, an emergency escape exit, a fire safety corner. The courtroom of the people's court. The judge reads out the verdict to Trofimov, Semyonov and Timofeev, guilty of a crime.

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sound engineer V. Shubin, editor O. Teplenko