The fire in the area of two warehouses with gunpowder near the village of Pervomaisky in the Sverdlovsk region was localized. Now firefighters are engaged in spilling hotbeds of burning dry grass on an area of 20 hectares.
About this on Sunday, May 7, informs TASS with reference to the press service of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of the Russian Federation. They noted that the spread of fire in the area of the village of Pervomaisky was stopped. Due to the spread of the forest fire to the buildings, the fire destroyed two storage areas. Their total area is 960 sq. m.
ABOUT fire in the village of Pervomaisky Rezhevsky urban district of the Sverdlovsk region became known on the evening of May 6. Two gunpowder warehouses caught fire there. The fire threatened neighboring warehouses, where gunpowder is also stored. The authorities announced the evacuation of the residents of the village. Earlier, due to the threat of the spread of forest fires in the region, several more settlements were evacuated.
In the Rezhevsky urban district of the Sverdlovsk region, state of emergency. Subsequently, the head of the district reported that the fire had spread to the city of Rezh.
The area of forest fires in the Sverdlovsk region as of the end of Saturday, May 6, was more than 33 thousand hectares. There were 53 forest fires in the region.
