The federal highway Perm - Yekaterinburg was blocked due to a forest fire

The authorities blocked the section from 318 to 326 km of the Perm-Ekaterinburg federal highway due to a forest fire, reports E1.ru citing the traffic police press service.

“Motorists planning trips in this direction should plan their route in advance, taking into account detours, or refrain from traveling altogether,” the department added.

By seven in the evening it became known that traffic on the highway had been resumed, reported . TASS

Updated at 7:13 p.m. Information has been added that traffic has resumed.