Wildfire rages through Pavlodar region, destroys 500 ha of steppe
22:06, 26 September 2013
ASTANA. September 26. KAZINFORM A wildfire ripped through approximately 500 ha of steppe in the Pavlodar region yesterday, the press service of the Ministry for Emergency Situations says.
More than one hundred firefighters were busy putting out the fire that was threatening to destroy local forestry area. No casualties were reported.