The fire in the Ust-Donetsk district of the Rostov region may have started as a result of a short circuit of the power line. This has been reported TASS With reference to Petr Kostenich, head of the Forest Department of the Southern Federal District.
At the same time, Vasily Golubev, the governor of the Rostov region, said in a statement telegram channelHe said that the fire destroyed seven residences where 17 people, including four children, lived. In addition, 53 people affected by the smoke sought medical help.
The press service of the Ministry of Emergencies told the agency that the area of the fire at the moment is 138 hectares. The operation to eliminate the fire includes 461 people and 107 pieces of equipment, as well as aviation: Be-200 amphibious aircraft, Il-76, Mi-8 helicopter of the Ministry of Emergencies of Russia and Mi-8 helicopter of the Ministry of Defense. The aircraft performed 47 drops of water with a total weight of 275 tons. It is stated that extinguishing is complicated by winds blowing up to 30 m/s and heat.
Previously, the fire, which passed from the forest to the village of Verkhnekundryuchenskaya in the Ust-Donetsk district of the Rostov region, damaged More than 30 buildings.