Now a terrible fire is raging in the mountains of Gelendzhik. Its area nearly quadrupled overnight, from 30 hectares to 118 hectares, according to the Mash Telegram channel. Emergency services and volunteers are currently on the scene. We’ve collected the most important ones!
On August 29, a fire broke out in the Kupriyanov Shchel microdistrict, located next to the Gelendzhik airport. Dry grass caught fire in 1.5 hectares of land. A man who caused the fire has been detained, according to RBC. He sold the cables that caused the fire.
It was reported that the fire could also spread to “Safari Park”, which is a rehabilitation center for animals. However, it soon became clear that there was no threat to the zoo.
On the morning of August 30, the regional governor Veniamin Kondratiev reported on his Telegram channel that the work to extinguish the forest fire did not stop all night. And the mayor of the city, Alexei Bogodistov, said that more than 80 pieces of equipment and 441 people were involved in the liquidation (including equipped volunteers). Two amphibious aircraft and two MI-8 helicopters participate.
Source: People Talk
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