“The area covered by the fire is 891.5 hectares.
During the day, it increased by 771.5 hectares, ”the TASS agency quotes.
An airmobile group of 30 personnel and eight pieces of equipment was additionally sent from the Kirov region to extinguish forest fires in Mari El.
Earlier, the authorities of the Republic of Mari El introduced an emergency regime in the region due to the situation with forest fires.