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The fires are put out by more than 2.5 thousand people
Yesterday about 11 hectares of land burned in the Lugansk region, and now the State Forestry Agency reports about 19 thousand hectares.
Fires in the Lugansk region covered about 19,000 hectares, the press service of the State Forestry Agency reported on Friday, October 2.
“As a result of the fires, 11 people died and 17 people were hospitalized, 150 people were evacuated. According to preliminary estimates, the approximate area covered by the fire is almost 19,000 hectares, ”says the message.
At the same time, starting at 12:00, the State Emergency Service reported about 9 deaths and 13 thousand territories. In addition, 9 dead and 18 injured are reported to the police.
To extinguish the fire, 160 employees of the state forest guard of the Lugansk, Kharkov, Sumy and Poltava branches, 25 fire trucks, 9 fire modules and 15 tractors and 17 units of other equipment participated.
“During the extinction, an employee of the Raigorod forestry of Novoaydarskoye LMG, a 46-year-old forester Vasily Avershin, died heroically,” the message says.
In total, 2,557 people and 264 units participated in the extinction. team, including 687 personnel from the State Emergency Service and 158 units. teams (from Lugansk, Donetsk, Dnepropetrovsk, Zaporozhye, Kirovograd, Poltava and Kharkiv regions), including 3 AN-32P aircraft and 2 Mi-8 helicopters, which carried out 60 discharges (246 tons of water) during October 1. The work is done 24 hours a day on the 7 main fires.
Note that on the eve of the fire area was reported on 11 thousand hectares, and this morning – about 13 thousand. They have been fighting the fire for the third day.
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