More than 200 wildfires at about 8,500 ha registered in Siberia
15:11, 2 June 2011
KRASNOYARSK. June 2. KAZINFORM As many as 218 wildfires at a total area of 8,476 hectares have been registered in Siberia on Wednesday. Of them, 89 fires have been put out; Kazinform refers to Itar-Tass.
The press service of the Siberian regional centre of the Russian Emergency Situations Ministry told Itar-Tass that the largest forest areas are in flames in the Krasnoyarsk Territory and Irkutsk region. All of them are located on the forest fund lands supervised by the Russian Federal Forestry Agency (Rosleskhoz).
There is no danger of the fire spreading to populated localities.
Rescuers on Thursday intend to build up the group of forces engaged in the extinguishing efforts.