An emergency mode was introduced in the Minusinsky district of the Krasnoyarsk paradise due to wildfires.

Against the background of wildfires in the Minusinsk district of the Krasnoyarsk Territory, an emergency regime was introduced. This was reported on April 6 in the district administration.

"Due to the threat of the spread of forest fires, from April 05, 2025, from 14:00, the Forest Emergency regime was introduced in the district," the publication on the VKontakte social network says.

The administration urged residents of the area to limit movement near the fire zones, monitor official reports and follow the instructions of rescuers if necessary to evacuate.

The night before, the Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations reported that 120 fires had occurred in the Krasnoyarsk Territory during the day.

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On Saturday, April 5, a hurricane-force wind began to rage in Siberia, which complicated the fire situation and led to destruction. The day before, the administration of the city of Minusinsk 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.

On the same day, it was reported that three residential buildings and three outbuildings in the village of Kalinovka, Krasnoyarsk Territory, had caught fire on an area of 1 thousand square meters. m. According to the agency, there was 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.