A large forest fire that was raging in the Olmansky swamps in the Polesie forestry enterprise (Stolin district of the Brest region) has been extinguished.
29 units of equipment and 128 people were involved in extinguishing the fire, including 3 units of equipment and 19 employees of the Ministry of Emergency Situations.
The press service of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of Belarus reported this.
Details
The agency noted that during the fire suppression, two Emergencies Ministry helicopters (Mi-8 and Mi-17) dropped 92 drops of water.
According to experts, the area of the burning territory was approximately 70 hectares.
Let us recall that the fire in that location broke out on the evening of September 9 – in the Rubelsky forestry.
In turn, the Ministry of Forestry, which promptly covered the situation with the fire extinguishing on its Telegram channel, also informed about another extinguished fire.
According to the department, another fire broke out in the Yelnya swamp. The fire has been extinguished – about 120 people took part in the work.
Fire in Krupsky district
Currently, employees of the State Forestry Service are extinguishing a fire in the Denisovichsky forestry of the Krupsky forestry enterprise.
There is also a swampy area burning there, but, according to preliminary estimates, 1.8 hectares of forest have already been damaged, the ministry noted.
It is noted that “all forces of the Krupsky forestry enterprise, as well as assistance from the Borisovsky experimental and Berezinsky forestry enterprises” were involved in eliminating the raging fire.
According to the Ministry of Forestry, more than 150 people are fighting the fire.
Berry Places
It is separately noted that the above-mentioned outbreaks were recorded in berry areas.
Despite the ban on visiting forests, citizens are deliberately committing a crime, depriving themselves and future generations not only of berries, but also of rich forests, the statement says.
