PM held meeting in natural reserve ‘Ertis ormany’
PAVLODAR. September 14. KAZINFORM /Vera Livintsova/ Kazakh Prime Minister Karim Massimov has flied over the area of the national reserve 'Ertis ormany' in Pavlodar region within his working trip to the region.
As reported earlier on September 8 the wildfires occurred here and were liquidated in 24 hours span of time. According to Department of Emergencies the area of the fire was 3 hectares. Three workers of the forestry lost their lives trying to fight the fire. The fire also killed the family that happened to be close to the forest in their car. The father, two sons burnt to death and mother with multiple burns was rushed to hospital but doctors were not able to save her life and she died on September 13.
Emergencies Minister V. Bozhko reported that according to preliminary information the fire occurred because of the short circuit in electric power line caused by strong wing.
Pavlodar region Governor Bakhytzhan Sagintaev said that KZT 1 mln was paid to the families of every victim of the fire. The local authorities take care of those who suffer from the consequences of the fire.