A section of the federal road in Transbaikalia was blocked due to smoke from a fire

In the Trans-Baikal Territory, traffic was temporarily suspended on the Baikal federal highway section due to smoke from a fire operating near the village of Tataurovo in the Uletovsky district. This was reported in the press service of the Zabaikalie Federal Highway Administration.

"On 05/21/2024, from 12:30 (6:30 Moscow time), the section of the km 1033 — km 1036 R-258 Baikal highway near the village of Tataurovo is closed for all types of vehicles," the publication on the website says.

It is specified that the bypass is organized through the village of Tataurovo.

In addition, according to the press service of the Uletovsky district prosecutor's office, the agency is conducting an investigation into a forest fire in Tataurovo, which has been in effect since May 19. Its area has now increased to 2 thousand hectares.

"Due to the insufficient involvement of forces and means to extinguish the fire, the prosecutor's office of the Uletovsky district today, on May 21, submitted a submission to the head of the regional state specialized autonomous institution Zabaikalleskhoz demanding that violations be eliminated," the Telegram channel said.

Fiery response: the number of forest fires has increased tenfold in Russia

A state of emergency has been introduced in three regions.

Earlier, on May 20, the staff of the Ministry of Emergency Situations eliminated a forest fire on an area of 2.6 thousand hectares per day in the Trans-Baikal Territory. Fires were localized in wooded areas in Karymsky, Tungokochensky, Chernyshevsky and Chita districts.