CrimeaPRESS reports:
The Crimean Ministry of Emergency Situations reported that at the moment, smoldering fires are being doused in Koktebel. The work is complicated by hot weather, gusts of wind and hard-to-reach mountainous forest terrain.
To date, 13 people have been called in from the State Institution of the Republic of Crimea «Fire Protection of the Republic of Crimea», and employees of the Main Directorate of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of Russia for the Republic of Crimea, the Russian National Guard, forestry and hunting management, volunteers, and others are also working on site.
Let us remind you, On the morning of July 15, a signal was received about a fire in dry vegetation in a mountainous and forested area in the area of the urban settlement of Koktebel.. Two Mi-8 helicopters from the Russian Emergencies Ministry and the Russian National Guard were working at the site. On July 16, the fire was localized on an area of 40 hectares. On July 17, the open fire was extinguished.
In total, about 300 specialists and more than 30 units of equipment were involved from the RSChS during the entire period. Of these, 77 people were from the EMERCOM of the Republic of Crimea.
source: press service of the Russian Emergencies Ministry in Crimea
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