Emergency services reported that signs of arson were detected in the Ryazan region.

Emergency services reported that there was evidence of arson at the sites of new fires in the Ryazan region. TASS.

According to the agency’s interlocutor, there is reason to believe that new outbreaks in the region cannot be caused by existing fires.

“There are now facts showing that arson took place near existing centers in the fire front area,” the source said.

Previously became knownThe area of ​​forest fires in the Ryazan region increased by 14% every day.

According to the Regional Ministry of Emergency Situations, the total set of power and vehicles involved in extinguishing the fire is 125 pieces of equipment, including 553 people and 90 tankers. Federal forces assist regional services on fires.

How registered Alexander Kozlov, Minister of Natural Resources and Ecology of the Russian Federation, and Alexander Kurenkov, head of the Ministry of Emergencies of Russia, said that arson was partly the cause of the forest fires in the Ryazan region.