A new fire was recorded in Gelendzhik near the cable car and the zoo “Safari Park”. A large-scale fire has been confirmed at the Main Directorate of the Ministry of Emergencies of the Krasnodar Territory of Russia.
Firefighters and volunteers are fighting the fire. Locals reported that the zoo management was preparing to save the animals as the fire approached less than a kilometer away, but this information was denied by the ministry.
“There is no threat to Safari Park,” the Ministry of Emergencies said.
The ministry reminded that this is the second major fire in one day in the resort town. At 09:51 on August 29, the dispatcher of the Gelendzhik fire and rescue garrison received a message about the fire of dry vegetation in the village of Dzhankhot. Within a few hours, the area of the fire increased from 0.5 hectares to 1.3 hectares. At 6:45 pm the fire was extinguished. While more than 100 people intervened in the fire, 35 vehicles were involved in the fire.
On August 29, the fire that surrounded hotels in Gelendzhik spread to the forest. detained. A local resident was preparing electrical wiring for sale, exposing the wires and setting the earthen beds on fire, according to the regional Interior Ministry.
Due to the fire lit by tourists near Gelendzhik earlier caught fire More than 1 hectare of forest.