Fire in Gelendzhik after UAV debris fell extinguished

More than 500 people took part in extinguishing the fire in the Pshad forestry, which arose after the fall of drone debris.

As "Kavkazsky Uzel" wrote, in Gelendzhik, in the area of the village of Krinitsa, after the fall of drone debris on the night of August 28, a fire broke out in the forest. The fire, which arose in the Pshad forestry, covered 3.2 hectares. 23 tourists were evacuated by boat. By August 29, the fire area had reached 42 hectares.

This morning, the fire in the Pshad forestry, which started after the fall of the UAV wreckage, was extinguished. The Gelendzhik administration provided a chronology of the fight against the fire in its Telegram channel. Thus, in the village of Krinitsa, a fire on an area of 0.9 hectares was extinguished on the evening of August 28, in the village of Beregovoye, the fire area was 2 hectares, it was extinguished on the morning of August 29. The largest fires in Krasnaya Shchel, Temnaya Shchel and Grekova Shchel, the area of which was from 12 to 14.5 hectares, were extinguished on the evening of August 30 and this morning.

The total area covered by the fire was 42.4 hectares. "More than 500 people and over 100 pieces of equipment, including aircraft, were involved in extinguishing the fire. Water was dropped from the air all days of the work, tens of tons were sent to the fire sites," -

To fight the forest fire, the Gelendzhik administration asked for volunteers to respond, volunteers were invited both with personal transport and for an organized trip by bus. 80 volunteers responded to the call .