The Belarusian Ministry of Emergency Situations detachment is fighting a fire in one of Russia's most fire-prone regions

August 10, Moscow / Eduard Pivovar - BELTA/. The consolidated detachment of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of Belarus is fighting fires in one of the most challenging regions of Russia in terms of fire situation, BELTA correspondent reports. According to the Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations, there are currently 14 natural fire outbreaks in the Ryazan region, where Belarusian rescuers are located, 7 of which have not yet been localized. The total area affected by fire in the region is 3.8 thousand hectares. The fire in the region has destroyed 269 houses, killed 8 people, and left 737 homeless. The Belarusian Ministry of Emergency Situations detachment includes 25 units of special equipment and 150 personnel. As of August 9, Belarusian rescuers have extinguished 28 forest and 4 peat fires over a total area of 25 hectares. In addition to the Ryazan region, a difficult fire situation persists in the Moscow and Nizhny Novgorod regions. However, the situation in the central part of the country has improved somewhat compared to a few days ago. According to the Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations, fires in the Tula, Tambov, Belgorod, Lipetsk, Ivanovo and Ulyanovsk regions, as well as in Tatarstan, have been almost completely extinguished. The situation in Mordovia and the Mari El Republic has also improved. -0-