“At 02:29 localization of open burning was announced on an area of 2,500 square meters.
At 04:00 - liquidation, ”RIA Novosti quotes a statement.
The ministry noted that 24 units of equipment, 69 people, are working at the emergency site.
Earlier, a criminal case was opened in Khakassia in connection with a major fire on Mount Samokhval in Abakan, as a result of which two people were injured and 531 summer cottages were damaged.