The Ministry of Emergency Situations reported on the localization of the fire in Gelendzhik

A large wildfire has been localized in Gelendzhik. This was announced by the Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations on August 29.

"During the day, 118 water discharges totaling 370 tons were carried out by Russian Emergencies Ministry aircraft," the ministry's Telegram channel wrote.

550 specialists and 89 pieces of equipment were involved in fighting the fire.

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A fire in a forest area in Gelendzhik after the fall of the wreckage of an APU drone occurred on August 28. The fire area was 41.5 hectares. According to the head of the resort city, Alexei Bogodistov, no one was injured in the incident.

On August 29, volunteers took part in extinguishing a forest fire in Gelendzhik. Volunteers, together with emergency personnel, loaded water packages into trucks.

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