Under fire was a nature reserve.
In the Zhytomyr region, near the village of Kopyshche Olevskii district, on the territory of the Polessky nature reserve on the evening of August 20, burned forest area of 120 hectares. About it reports gschs.
On 2 hectare fire has reached the tops of the trees.
Given the scale of the fire and the speed of its spread due to strong winds, he was classified as an emergency. The distance to the border with the Republic of Belarus is 1-1,5 km.
To extinguish the fire attracted 36 units and 201 people, including from gschs 31 lifeguard, and 7 units of equipment, including aircraft an-32P and MI-8 helicopter.
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