A fire at a poultry farm in the Astrakhan region has been completely extinguished.

Firefighters have completely extinguished a fire at the Vladimirovskaya poultry farm in the Akhtuba district of the Astrakhan region. This was announced on May 15 by the regional department of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of Russia.

"The fire at the poultry farm has been completely extinguished," the department's Telegram channel says.

It is specified that the investigators of the Ministry of Emergency Situations, as well as a specialist from the fire testing laboratory, are working at the scene.

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The fire at the Vladimirovskaya poultry farm in the Astrakhan region became known earlier in the day. The fire area was approximately 2 thousand square meters. m. About 166 thousand chickens died in the fire, people were not injured. 25 specialists and 8 pieces of equipment were involved in extinguishing the fire.