“Extinguishing a localized forest fire in the Vorotynsky district continues.
The area of active burning has been reduced to 70 hectares,” the Ministry of Emergency Situations reports.
It is noted that employees of the Ministry of Emergency Situations, forest fire formations of the Ministry of Forestry and the Protection of Wildlife of the Nizhny Novgorod Region, airborne paratroopers, specialists of the Forest Fire Center, etc. are involved in the elimination of the fire.
3 Mi-8 helicopters of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of Russia are involved in extinguishing.
Earlier, Deputy Prime Minister of Russia, head of the government apparatus Dmitry Grigorenko announced the complete localization of fires in the Ryazan region.