KRASNODAR, July 14. The area of the forest fire in the area of the Durso farm near Novorossiysk has increased to 32 hectares, the Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations reported.
On Sunday in The department was informed of a forest and grass fire in the area of the Durso farmstead on an area of three hectares. The fire spread to the territory of the Blue Wave recreation center. Later it was completely extinguished. At the same time, the forest continued to burn on 10 hectares, and later the fire spread to an area of 28 hectares. Ka-32 and Mi-8 helicopters were sent to the site of the fire.
Novorossiysk Mayor Andrei Kravchenko also added that the fire of grass and trees began in the area of the Romantic recreation center and spread towards the Fregat recreation center «. A state of emergency has been introduced in Novorossiysk.
«Ministry of Emergency Situations of Russia: the area of the fire in the Krasnodar Territory has increased to 32 hectares,» the message says.
As clarified in the regional Directorate for Emergency Situations, there were only 500 people were evacuated. Kravchenko also noted that buses have been prepared to evacuate another 200 people from adjacent recreation centers.