“The total area of the fire to date has amounted to more than 5 thousand hectares as a result of the passage of the fire storm.
The area covered by the forest of both the State Forest Fund and the national park is about 1,500, "Boyko quotes TASS.
He added that "more accurate figures for the forest fund and the national park will be provided tomorrow."
Earlier, the Main Directorate of the EMERCOM of Russia in the Samara region reported that "as a result of the transition of fire from a forest fire in the village of Nemchanka, 16 buildings for various purposes were destroyed, in the village of Konovalovka two buildings burned down."