"We recorded a distortion of data on the time of fire suppression," - quotes RIA Novosti Fedosov.
He said that "it is reliably possible to talk about distortions in the Irkutsk region and a number of other regions"
He added that currently an inspection is underway in the Krasnoyarsk Territory, and no such cases have been identified in Buryatia.
Earlier, the Ministry of Emergency Situations reported that careless handling of fire was a possible cause of natural fires in Siberia.