Fire in Masalli contained

The fire that erupted in a mountainous area with a difficult terrain near the village of Gariblar, Masalli region, has been localized, head of the Masalli Fire Service of the Ministry of Emergency Situations Gabil Nehmatov told Report.

He noted that the spread of the fire to a wider area was prevented: "At present, out of 8204 hectares of the forest belt, 5.5 hectares have burned out. The fire area has been taken under full control."

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The wildfire broke out in a mountainous area with complex terrain near the Gariblar village of the Masalli district was prevented from spreading to surrounding areas, the Press Service of the Ministry of Emergency Situations (MES) told Report.

As noted, the firefighting actions are ongoing.

On August 25, a fire started in a mountainous area with complex relief near the Gariblar village of the Masalli district. The State Fire Protection Service of the Ministry of Emergency Situations (MES) fire protection units were deployed to the area.

The Civil Defense Forces, the Special Risk Rescue Service, the relevant forces of the Southern Regional Center, and two helicopters of the Aviation detachment of MES were involved in firefighting to speed up the firefighting and prevent it from spreading to the surrounding areas in addition to the firefighting measures.