Open burning of natural fires has been eliminated in Dagestan Gorenje

The Gorenje fire in the Akhtyn district of the Republic of Dagestan was extinguished by the staff of the Ministry of Emergency Situations within a day. This was announced on March 19 by the Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations.

"Employees of the Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations are shedding individual smoldering sites, laying mineralized strips. About 2 thousand meters have already been laid," the Telegram channel said in a statement.

The ministry added that 150 specialists and 17 pieces of equipment are working at the scene.

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The fire occurred on March 15 on the slope of a mountain located 2 km from the village of Khryug. The elimination of fire is complicated due to the specifics of the area and the lack of access to specialized equipment. Later it was reported that the cause of the landscape fire in the Akhtyn district could be human error.

On March 18, it became known that the area through which the fire of a natural fire passed was 22 hectares.