“Now the area of ​​the fire is about 500 hectares.

According to the Ministry of Emergency Situations, the fire is grassroots.

There is no strong wind, so there is no serious spread right now, extinguishing is being carried out.

There is currently no danger to settlements, ”TASS quotes him.

Earlier it was reported that the aviation of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of Russia and the Ministry of Defense resumed extinguishing a large fire in the Ust-Donetsk district of the Rostov region.