Vladivostok, May 6 – The fire was extinguished in the Bastak Nature Reserve in the Jewish Autonomous Region, and the area covered by the fire has not increased since Friday, the News Agency reported in the press service of the Main Directorate of the Emergencies Ministry in the region.
The Ilayu government declared the fire in the reserve Friday afternoon. According to the district authorities, the fire at that time spread to about 2.5 thousand hectares. 130 people and 14 pieces of equipment took part in the firefighting, and firefighting helicopters were used. The smoke from the fire was blown by the wind to the settlements. In Birobidzhan since Friday morning there has been a slight smoke, the News Agency is determined in the press service of the regional government. The Main Directorate of the Ministry of Emergencies said, on Friday evening, that the flames have spread to 2.74 thousand hectares. The Environmental Prosecutor’s Office of the Amur Basin has launched an investigation into the fire.
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“The fire, all these firefighters surrounded it and closed it in a ring. And now they are extinguishing it inside. The same group (130 people) are putting it out … Aviation is not used today. They said no need. They are coping. On their own,” the press said. The Main Directorate of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of the Jewish Autonomous Region.
The press service determined that the area covered by the fire remained “one-on-one” as of Friday.
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