It has been impossible to extinguish a forest fire in Transbaikalia for more than three days

In Transbaikalia, near the village of Ilyinka, a large forest fire has not been extinguished for more than three days. One of the reasons for this is the inaccessibility of the ignition site. Only high-speed vehicles can drive to the fire site.

In addition, extinguishing is hampered by the lack of water sources. The soil burns to a depth of 0.5 m.

According to ChitaMedia news agency with reference to the Telegram channel of the regional Ministry of Nature, 86 employees of Zabaikalleskhoz and 16 pieces of equipment are involved in extinguishing. Two tracked tractors are engaged in plowing.

The Chita Prosecutor's office conducted an investigation into the fire. According to its results, the head of the Zabaikalleskhoz was presented with a proposal to eliminate violations. An assessment of the damage and the costs incurred to extinguish the fire will be carried out after its elimination. The specified amounts will be recovered from the culprit of the fire, along with the resolution of the issue of bringing him to administrative or criminal responsibility, the department said.

The fire started on the morning of March 31. At first, the fire area was 50 hectares. Now it has increased to 1 thousand hectares.