"The fireman was lost in the territory of the Baikitsky forestry in the Evenki district," the dispatcher said.

At the same time in the regional headquarters of the Ministry of Internal Affairs confirmed the data on the loss of a person, without specifying his profession. According to police, the man was seen by eyewitnesses, but his exact location has not been established.

It is noted that, according to the information of the forest fire center in Krasnoyarsk, there are 97 fires in the territory of more than 780 thousand hectares in the territory of the region. Including fires recorded in the Evenki district.

Earlier in Avialezaskhete reported that in Russia extinguished over 30 forest fires per day.