The fire area on the Kamyshov highway in Sevastopol has increased to 12 hectares.

The fire area on the Kamyshov Highway has reached 12 hectares, and traffic is currently blocked on the highway. This was announced on August 21 by the Governor of Sevastopol Mikhail Razvozhaev in the Telegram channel.

"Due to the fire, traffic is temporarily blocked on the Kamyshov highway. The Department of Transport has adjusted the bus routes," the publication says.

According to the head of the region, the fire almost completely destroyed the Gastronomika restaurant. At the same time, experts prevented the fire from spreading to a nearby gas station. According to preliminary information, there are no casualties.

Later, the Telegram channel of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of Sevastopol reported that the fire was localized.

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The People's Front announced that civil servants were being forced to fight fire, but the volunteer units did not confirm the information.

The fire in the Kamyshovoe Highway area became known earlier that day. The ministry then clarified that the message about the spread of fire was received at 12:54 local time (coincides with Moscow time).

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