The area of the landscape fire in Dagestan increased to 14 hectares

In the Akhtyn district of Dagestan, employees of the Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations continue to extinguish a landscape fire. The press service of the ministry informed about this on March 17.

"The fire covered 14.6 hectares, of which 3 hectares are on the lands of the forest fund. Gorenje continues on 1.7 hectares, 0.7 hectares of which are on the lands of the forest fund," the Telegram channel of the Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations says.

More than 120 specialists and 14 units of special equipment are involved at the scene of the incident.

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The fire occurred on March 15 on the slope of the mountain, which is located 2 km from the village of Khryug. A group of 64 people worked to eliminate the fire. The elimination of the fire is complicated due to the inaccessible terrain and the lack of access to specialized equipment.