Blazes have been extinguished after threatening over 20,000 residential buildings, the Emergencies Ministry has reported
Forest fires threatening residential areas in Russia’s Kurgan Region have been put out thanks to the efforts of over 1,200 firefighters, the Emergencies Ministry reported on Wednesday.
“As of May 10, 2023, all wildfires that previously threatened the settlements of the region have been extinguished,” the ministry’s press service said.
Firefighters are still putting out flames in several villages in the suburbs of Kurgan and are working to fully quell several other forest fires in the area, the statement added. The ministry reported that over 20,000 residential buildings as well as 214 critical infrastructure facilities have been spared any damage.
Several districts in Kurgan Region, located along Russia’s border with Kazakhstan in the Urals, have declared a state of emergency since late April due to an outbreak of…