In the Krasnodar Territory, wheat fields on an area of 30 hectares caught fire

In the Korenovsky district of the Krasnodar Territory, wheat fields are burning on an area of 30 hectares. This was announced on July 17 by the regional Department of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of Russia.

"A report of a fire has been received: Razdolnaya station, Zolotoy Kolos LLC. It was established that stubble caught fire on an area of 1 hectare and wheat fields on an area of 30 hectares," the TASS news agency reports.

Previously, the cause of the fire was arson. Four tanker trucks, three tractors and a water truck were involved in extinguishing the fire.

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Earlier, on June 29, a dry grass fire occurred in Crimean Alushta. The fire covered up to 5 hectares, and more than 45 people and 15 pieces of equipment were involved in extinguishing it.