The Eternal Flame has been averted in Alexander Garden.
Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin announced this on Saturday, February 21.
— The fire at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Alexander Garden broke out on May 8, 1967. Since then, experts in the gas sector of the capital have paid special attention to maintaining the technical condition of the structure of the burner of the unextinguishable flame,” wrote the head of the city.
He clarified that inspections of the memorial are carried out daily and preventive maintenance is carried out once a month and before holidays. The burner has a three-layer backup system that protects the flame from rain, snow and wind.
Sobyanin added to his blog in MEATthat during the work, experts will clean structural parts, replace igniters, remove soot and temporarily switch the flame using a replica of the historical torch that Leonid Brezhnev lit at the memorial. The original torch is displayed at the technical center of Mosgaz Joint Stock Company. Maintenance of the Eternal Flame can only be trusted by experienced and highly qualified professionals.
During work, the Eternal Flame is temporarily switched to a smaller copy of the main burner using a special torch, thanks to which the fire continued.
