Steppes on fire: wildfires rage in the Orenburg region

2021-08-04T16:39:10.492Z

In the Orenburg region, there is a fight against large wildfires. The steppes, groves, suburban areas are engulfed in fire, while the firefighters still manage to contain the flame and avoid its transition to residential buildings. One of the largest fires occurred in the area of ​​the village named after January 9. 99 people and 52 pieces of equipment were involved in extinguishing. The fire was assigned the maximum difficulty level. There are no dead or injured, but the Orenburg authorities have prepared an evacuation point for a thousand people. RT publishes video from the scene in Russian.