In the Sverdlovsk region, two gunpowder warehouses burned down due to forest fires. The city of Asbest was left without water and electricity
In a number of regions of the Sverdlovsk region, a state of emergency was introduced due to forest fires. According to the E1 edition, as of May 7, 55 fires with a total area of 35,000 hectares were recorded in the region. So far, the authorities have managed to localize 14 fires on an area of 1,490 hectares. On the evening of May 6, in the village of Pervomaisky, a forest fire spread to gunpowder warehouses belonging to the arms company Gefest-M.