Forest fires near Chernobyl

There is a fire in the Gomel region of Belarus in the vicinity of Chernobyl, Ukraine.

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Forest fires in Gomel region; area of fire 60 hectares

Гомельской области горит лес. Огнем охвачена площадь 60 гектаров

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14 June, 2015

In Khoiniki district of the Gomel region. forest continues to burn, fire covered 60 acres. About it reports a press-service of the emergencies Ministry

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The message about the fire on the territory of the Polesie state radiation and ecological reserve was received by the MOE on the morning of 13 June.

The place was eliminated rescuers in the air was raised aviation: as a result of the visual evaluation was able to identify the horse that burns a forest on an area of about 60 hectares in the area of former settlements Koushki and Lomacy.

"To extinguish the fire all personnel involved in Khoiniki Department of emergency, a crew entered all backup technique works aviation of EMERCOM. Three helicopters, two Mi-8 and one Mi-26" made 75 water discharges, said TUT.BY the press service of the emergencies Ministry. - Just to extinguish the fire involved 11 vehicles, 3 aircraft, 165 people".

Aviation is also found on the territory of the fire people were evacuated by air 16 people.

As at 14 June 09.00 rescuers continue to fight the fire. For monitoring and assessing the situation involved a helicopter "Mi-2". Threats to human settlements no.

We will remind, more than 60 districts are closed for visits to forests. In the list of the 54 districts, which TUT.BY reported on June 12, added forest Sharkovshchina, Dubrovno, Vitebsk region, Polotsk, Dokshitsy and Tolochin districts of the Vitebsk region and the Berezinski district, Minsk region.

For violation of the ban on visits to forests provides responsibility in the form of a fine of 25 basic units (4.5 million rubles). If it entails destruction or damage of forests or peatlands, it is subject to a fine in the amount from 25 to 50 basic units (from 4.5 to 9 million). For kindling fires in prohibited areas provided responsibility in the form of a warning or a fine of up to 12 base units (2,16 million).

Aviation is also found on the territory of the fire people were evacuated by air 16 people.

As at 14 June 09.00 rescuers continue to fight the fire. For monitoring and assessing the situation involved a helicopter "Mi-2". There are no threats to human settlements.

We will remind, more than 60 districts are closed for visits to forests. In the list of the 54 districts, which TUT.BY reported on June 12, added forest Sharkovshchina, Dubrovno, Vitebsk region, Polotsk, Dokshitsy and Tolochin districts of the Vitebsk region and the Berezinski district, Minsk region.

For violation of the ban on visits to forests provides responsibility in the form of a fine of 25 basic units (4.5 million rubles). If it entails destruction or damage of forests or peatlands, it is subject to a fine in the amount from 25 to 50 basic units (from 4.5 to 9 million). For kindling fires in prohibited areas provided responsibility in the form of a warning or a fine of up to 12 base units (2,16 million rules).


To get a sense of where this is happening, Kiev (Kyiv) is at the bottom of the screen; Pripyat (Chernobyl) is up by the Belarus-Ukraine border and Gomel is a little further to the north. The distance is 200 km by road