“At 9:50 am local time, the Mi-8 helicopter of the Zhukovsky ASC of the Russian Emergencies Ministry flew over and surveyed the territory.
It is planned to discharge water in the near future, ”the ministry said in a statement.
It is also planned to use the Il-76 aircraft of the Ministry of Defense.
“Work continues to extinguish the burning sulfur stored in an open area near the railroad tracks,” the Emergencies Ministry said.
Earlier, a criminal case was opened in Togliatti over the destruction of forest plantations with major damage after a fire that destroyed 31.7 hectares of forest.