This was reported on the website of the Ministry of Natural Resources of the region.
“In the Tarasovsky district, the fire spread to the lands of the forest fund from the Sadki farm.
Due to the strong wind, a rapid spread of fire occurs, a transition to the stage of a raised forest fire.
An emergency regime has been introduced on the territory of the Mityakinsky rural settlement of the Tarasovsky district, ”the statement says.
It is noted that currently there is a fight against two forest fires - in the territories of the Tarasovsky and Belokalitvinsky districts.
According to the ministry, a natural steppe fire became the source of ignition in the Belokalitvinsky district, which also spread to the territory of the Pioneer garden partnership.
Earlier it was reported that the area of fires in the Rostov region increased to 170 hectares. One person has already died as a result of the fires.