North of Moscow on Thursday morning covered with smoke. The cause of the burning smell is still the cause, as reported by the capital’s press service of the Ministry of Emergencies on August 18. Forest fires in the Ryazan region.
“There is a sharp smell of burning in the air, visibility is worse. The southeast wind, carrying burning particles from the Ryazan region, will continue in the next 36-48 hours,” he said.
– leads RBC the words of the weather forecaster Yevgeny Tishkovets.
The publication states that residents of the Moscow region also felt the smell of burning, especially in Stupino and Korolev. According to the forecast of the Hydrometeorological Center in Moscow and the Moscow Region, the warning of high fire hazard is valid until the evening of August 18, in some places there is a fire hazard of the fourth class.
On the eve of the morning residents of the western, southern and southwestern regions of Moscow began to complain of the smell of burning. On Wednesday, August 17, Rosleskhoz announced the smell of fires in industrial areas in the Ryazan region, where five fires were extinguished on a total area of 185 hectares. “Forest fund lands (35 ha), defense and security lands (45 ha), reserve lands (three fires, 105 ha) caught fire.
According to preliminary data, the anthropogenic factor became the cause of the fires. There is no threat to settlements,
– stressed that they keep the situation under control and told the ministry.
“Gary Space 2010”
As Greenpeace in Russia points out, the fire “started from a large burnt area in 2010.”
“Smoke from a large peat forest fire in the Ryazan region goes to Moscow. It affects the Oksky Reserve and Meshchera National Park regions. A state of emergency was introduced at the municipal level. The forces of the Ryazan forest fire center, inspectors of protected areas, the Ministry of Emergencies and aviation are already working on the spot. There is a high probability that the fire was caused by the fault of one person. Built-in heat and drought create favorable conditions for fire to develop.
All this can lead to a weak, but still tangible smoke, even without special devices in Moscow and the Moscow region,
– noted Message.
Deputy Governor of the Ryazan Region Pavel Malkov talked about the current situation regarding the fires in his house. telegram channel:
“There are currently three outbreaks, the total area of the fire is 181 hectares.
More than 300 people and more than 100 equipment are involved in extinguishing. Significant assistance was provided by the Moscow Government. In addition, additional forces came from the Moscow region, ”the publication says.
Earlier, it became known that in connection with the complaints of Muscovites about the smell of burning, the city authorities sent 240 firefighters and rescuers to help localize the fires in the area. According to the mayor of the city, Sergei Sobyanin, 78 pieces of equipment were sent from Moscow, including three helicopters: VK-117 for aviation reconnaissance, Ka-32 and Mi-26 for extinguishing fires.
We add that from August 16 to 21, due to the high class of fire hazard, there is a restriction on visiting forests in the east of the Moscow region. The head of Rosleskhoz, Ivan Sovetnikov, assured that there are no active fires in the Moscow region, including peat fires.
In turn, Rospotrebnadzor strengthened his control over the state of atmospheric air in Moscow. In the west, south and southwest of the city, air will reportedly be checked for the content of pollutants from an expanded list, including those released during the combustion process.
Source: Gazeta
