The wolf, spewing the flame

Forest Fire in the Sverdlovsk Region came close to the cities, firefighters called to the aid of volunteers

Mount Volchikha blazes, which is five kilometers from the city of Revd, in seven - from Pervouralsk and forty of Yekaterinburg. Employees of the ski resort at the workplace were urgently evacuated. Firefighters turned to the Urals with a request for help.

As the ensign of the 65th fireman Medvedev wrote in his appeal, the help of volunteers is required. Within an hour, more than a hundred people responded to the call. People, some without having time to change clothes, were in a hurry from the working offices at once to the bee. Girls who were not allowed to extinguish the fire even in respirators were taken by replaceable clothes for volunteers, water and food.

“I hadn’t had to extinguish large -scale forest fires before,” Mikhail Tokmakov, a volunteer from Pervouralsk, told Novaya Gazeta, “but I have no doubt that we can handle it.” Many citizens went to the rescue. I was at home when I saw a fire from the balcony. He began to find out on social networks what happened, and saw the record that volunteers were required. Not a second doubted that he had to go. Other guys reacted as well.

According to Azat Salikhov, Deputy Governor of the Sverdlovsk Region, a fire on Mount Volchikha arose unexpectedly, even nothing foreshadowed trouble. Experts believe that the reason could be arson.

“At 13.20, information was received that the R-354 highway by 101 km spread a natural fire towards the Volchikha ski resort and the Volchikha SNT,” the press service of the Ministry of Emergencies in the Sverdlovsk Region said. -Police officers blocked the section of the R-242 road "Yekaterinburg-Perm" from 300 km 326 km. A detour through the village of Bilimbai and the city of Pervouralsk was organized. The road of Revda-Pervouralsk is also blocked. Informed the population and motorists.

The Mi-8 helicopter of the Ministry of Emergencies of Russia is involved in the extinguishing of the fire. In total, 71 people and 17 units of equipment of the aircraft guard, administration, firefighters and volunteers are involved in the liquidation of the fire. A fire train was used. The volume of water in a specialized composition is 68 cubic meters, which is comparable to 25 car tanks.

“I just went to the place, looked at what was happening,” Yevgeny Roizman, ex-mayor of Yekaterinburg, told Novaya Gazeta. - Tomorrow I will collect people, in the morning we will go to extinguish. There are many scattered foci of fires. In the darkness of the forest, fire is visible in many places, somewhere it is lower, and somewhere it has already spread to large trees. The wind will blow slightly, instantly everything will flare up with renewed vigor.

“You need to collect about a thousand people to put out the fire as quickly as possible. There are places on the highway where it is impossible to breathe due to smoke. ”

30 people were evacuated from the Garden Partnership “FLUS”. Fire from the village is already in a kilometer. According to the regional Ministry of Emergencies, a temporary accommodation point on the basis of school No. 16 in the village of Novoalelekseevskoye was prepared for the placement of people. Fire extinguishing in the Pervouralsky city district of the Sverdlovsk region continues. Two fire trains from the Yekaterinburg-Sortirovoye station and the village of Kuzino were sent to the fire site. For reconnaissance of the situation in the fire area, unmanned aerial vehicles are used.

With the onset of the night, the fire extinguishing was suspended, volunteers were asked not to engage in amateur performances so that no one was lost in the forest. The head of Pervouralsk, Igor Kabets, said that there are enough forces and means to extinguish the fire, the help of volunteers is not yet required. The track on which a multi -kilometer cork has accumulated was opened.

According to Yevgeny Kuyvashev, the governor of the Sverdlovsk region, the area of ​​natural fires in the region is now about 1775 hectares. In total, 29 fires are currently operating, the strongest fires are still under Pervoural and Kamyshlov. 470 rescuers fight fire. The situation is aggravated by abnormal heat, more than 30 degrees. For tomorrow, weather forecasters promise a thunderstorm, so there is hope to cope with fire faster.