Almost 120 fires occurred in the Krasnoyarsk Territory during the day.

Almost 120 fires occurred per day in the Krasnoyarsk Territory, the situation is complicated by strong winds. This was reported on April 5 in the press service of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of the region.

"Fires of residential buildings, farm buildings, garbage, as well as 30 landscape fires were recorded," the department wrote on its Telegram channel.

It is noted that the strong wind in the region will remain until the morning of April 6.

"Be responsible for fire safety. Don't burn the grass, trash. At the slightest sign of a fire, call 101 or 112," the Ministry of Emergency Situations called.

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Hurricane-force winds are raging in Siberia on Saturday, which has complicated the fire situation and led to destruction. This morning, the administration of the city of Minusinsk, Krasnoyarsk Territory, reported a forest fire. It was clarified that the forest areas adjacent to the residential districts of Vostochny and Southeastern caught fire. Later, the Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations reported that more than 20 landscape fires had been extinguished in the Krasnoyarsk Territory.

Also on April 5, it was reported about the fire of three residential buildings and three outbuildings in the village of Kalinovka, Krasnoyarsk Territory, on an area of 1 thousand square meters. m. According to the agency, there is no threat of fire spreading, there was no information about the victims. 25 specialists of the Ministry of Emergency Situations and seven pieces of equipment are working at the fire site.