A large forest fire has engulfed the national park

Firefighters localized a large forest fire that broke out on the territory of the Holy Mountains National Natural Park in the Donetsk region and spread to the Kharkov region. The press service of the State Emergency Service reported this on Friday, September 6, in Telegram.

“On the territory of the Holy Mountains NPP, the fire was localized in an area of ​​6,000 hectares. The elimination of individual foci of burning forest debris in an area of ​​130 hectares continues, but the spread of the fire is No. The operating situation is monitored to prevent re-ignition.

In total, the fire covered more than 5 thousand hectares within Donetsk and Kharkov regions, destroyed 302 households and injured three local residents.

As a result of the explosion of explosive devices left by the Russian Federation after the de-occupation of the region, four firefighters of the Kharkov garrison of the State Emergency Service were injured.

The forces and means of the garrisons of Kharkov, Poltava, Dnepropetrovsk, Donetsk, Lugansk and Cherkassy of the State Emergency Service were involved in firefighting – 71 units of main and auxiliary equipment, a fire train and 245 rescuers.

In Studenka, Izyumsky district, as a result of a large-scale fire that spread from the forest to the village, 308 houses were completely destroyed or damaged.

Earlier it was reported that due to a large forest fire in the Oskol community of the Izyum district, residents of the village of Studenok were evacuated.