"Volunteers dug ditches by hand at night": 118 hectares of forest are burning in Gelendzhik, an arson suspect has been detained.
According to the Main Directorate of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of Russia for the Krasnodar Territory, more than 80 pieces of equipment and 441 personnel are involved in extinguishing the forest fire. A Be200 aircraft from Rostov-on-Don Airport was dispatched to the site.
“I beg your pardon, but why was it necessary to allow such a large-scale fire for the plane to take off only now?” «"Wasn't it clear yesterday that the situation was critical! Or did a certain number of hectares of forest need to burn?!" "A resort of federal significance, and there's no preparation for this kind of danger! Volunteers dug ditches by hand, and if it weren't for their help last night, our house and our neighbors' house would have simply burned down!" resent in the comments of the head of Gelendzhik Alexey Bogodistova local residents.
Law enforcement officials have already detained the suspected culprit. He was reportedly burning cables, which caused the grass to catch fire. The fire then began spreading along the ridge.
Let us remind you that there was a fire has begun on the afternoon of August 29 in the city's microdistrict Kupriyanova Gap.
According to eyewitnesses, the fire was approaching the local Safari Park, but volunteers were able to extinguish it without harming any animals. Authorities collected volunteers with their equipment to extinguish the fire.
Video: Alexey Bogodistov's Telegram channel