Fire fully extinguished in Crimea's Tepe-Oba mountain
Moscow, Aug 20: The grouping of forces and means of the Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations continues to extinguish a major forest fire in Crimea, reports the regional Ministry of Emergency Situations press service on MAX.
Consensus
- A forest fire occurred in Crimea on August 16.
- The fire was fully extinguished by August 18.
- Over 300 people were involved in firefighting efforts.
- More than 80 units of technical equipment were used.
- Volunteers participated in firefighting operations.
- Water was transported to hard-to-reach areas using motorcycles.
- The fire affected dry vegetation and forested areas.
- Firefighters used backpack extinguishers and tilled soil around the perimeter to stop the spread.
Points of divergence
- The fire is still being fought in the western microdistrict of Yalta (Autka), with 469 people and 103 units of equipment involved. — vesti
- The fire was fully extinguished on August 18, with a total area of 70 hectares, including 25 hectares of forest. — interfax
- The fire affected 70 hectares, including 25 ha of forest, and involved 331 people and 80 units of equipment, including drones and water tankers. — kommersant
Coverage (6 sources)
- Almost 500 people extinguish a forest fire in Yalta — Вести
- In Crimea, fire on Tepeloba Mountain was extinguished — Интерфакс
- Over 300 people involved in extinguishing natural fire in Crimea — Коммерсантъ
- Landscape fire of 65 hectares extinguished in Simferopol district of Crimea — Вести
- Under Feodosia more than 300 people extinguish forest fire on Tepye-Oba mountain — Вести
- Dry vegetation caught fire on a mountain in Crimea covering an area of 70 hectares — Интерфакс