In the Pribaikalsky National Park of Irkutsk Region, forest fires are still being extinguished, one blaze has already been eliminated, and the fire area is 194 hectares. In the Baikalo-Lensky reserve, fire has spread over 220 hectares, rescuers and special equipment are working there. Against this backdrop, the area of forest fires in the region over the weekend grew to 5040 hectares, and Irkutsk Region again ranked fifth in Russia by this measure.
In the Pribaikalsky National Park in the Irkutsk Region, work is underway to extinguish forest fires. One fire in this area has been extinguished. The fire area is 194 hectares. This was reported by the press service of the Russian Ministry of Natural Resources.79 rescuers and 10 units of equipment are involved in the firefighting.
Firefighters are also battling a blaze in the Baikalo-Lensky Reserve. The area affected by the fire is 220 hectares. The fire is being extinguished by 20 people and two units of special equipment.
Recall that the area of forest fires in the Irkutsk Region increased from 3,495 to 5,040 hectares over the past weekend. There are currently 20 forest fires active in the region, eight of which have already been localized.
The Irkutsk Region has returned to fifth place in terms of forest fire area among Russia’s regions. As of July 22, the area of forest fires in the Irkutsk Region was 838 hectares.