“A log church is burning in the village of Zorkaltsevo, Tomsk Region, a message was sent to the fire and rescue service of the Russian Emergencies Ministry at 14:34 (10:34 Moscow time),” the Ministry of Emergencies said.
More than 30 people and 10 pieces of equipment are involved in extinguishing a fire. The fire area is set.
According to and. about. Secretary of the Tomsk diocese of the Russian Orthodox Church Dionisy Melentyev, a fire occurred in a church consecrated in honor of the Icon of the Mother of God Hodegetria Smolenskaya on May 18, 1873.
In December 2019, a fire occurred in the Church of the Transfiguration of the Lord in Balashikha near Moscow.