Over the past 24 hours, Crimean firefighters went out seven times to put out dead wood fires

CrimeaPRESS reports:

The Ministry of Emergency Situations states: non-compliance with fire safety rules in conditions special fire regime leads to an increase in the number of fires of dry vegetation in open areas. Over the past 24 hours, employees of the State Institution of the Republic of Crimea “Fire Protection of the Republic of Crimea” went out 7 times to extinguish fires of dead wood.

At 12:57, the Ministry of Emergency Situations of the Republic of Crimea received a message about a fire of dry vegetation in the village of Dobroy, Simferopol region — dry vegetation was burning in an open area.

Firefighters carried out a combat deployment and began to extinguish the fire. Within 40 minutes, the fire was completely extinguished over an area of ​​400 square meters. meters. Thanks to the prompt and coordinated actions of emergency department employees, further spread of the fire to a private yard was prevented. There were no casualties. The reasons are being clarified by experts— reported the emergency department.

At 15:54, the operator on duty received a signal about a fire in the area of ​​the village of the Eastern Soviet District. Due to strong gusty winds, there was a threat of fire spreading to the populated area.

Firefighters quickly laid hose lines and supplied water to the combustion zone. Firecrackers and backpack fire extinguishers were also used to extinguish the fire. Within 1 hour, the fire was completely extinguished over an area of ​​600 square meters. meters. The flame was not allowed to “transition” to a populated area. There were no casualties. The reasons are being clarified by expertsnoted the Ministry of Emergency Situations of the Republic of Crimea.

The Ministry of Emergency Situations of the Republic of Crimea reminds residents and guests of the peninsula that according to the Federal State Budgetary Institution “Crimean Department of Hydrometeorology and Environmental Monitoring”, High fire danger is expected in the eastern regions of Crimea on October 22-25.

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