A forest fire broke out in Pribaikalsky National Park. writes about it irk.ru Referring to the press service “Reserved Pribaikalye”.
Thirty paratroopers from the FBU “Avialesookhrana” and two state inspectors of environmental protection of the district forestry “Zapovednogo Pribaikalye” arrived at the scene of the fire.
Extinguishing is done in difficult terrain: on a strong slope with rocky ledges /
The fire came to the national park by the Baikal Ring Railway (CBR).
4 tourists from Moscow, who tried to destroy the tick that came out of their clothes with fire, could not cope with the flames. Vacationers themselves sought rescuers. They now face administrative liability, and after extinguishing the fire and assessing the damage, they face possibly even criminal liability.
As of the evening of 7 May, the fire was active, very popular tourist routes “Circum-Baikal Railway” and “Dark Pad – Old Angasolka” were closed.
It was also reported that the Kurgan region police were on alert due to forest fires. Due to the danger of the fires spreading to settlements in the Kurgan region, the Head of the Ministry of Emergency Situations, Alexander Kurenkov, immediately took off with the operation team. group of the section.