A forest fire that started in the state forest nature reserve "Semey Ormany" on 16 July was fully extinguished on 28 July.
WHEN THE FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED
According to the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources, the forest fire in the state forest nature reserve "Semey Ormany", reported on 16 July in the Kamyshenskoye forestry, was fully extinguished on 28 July.
Thus, the firefighting efforts continued for almost two weeks.
WHAT RESOURCES WERE DEPLOYED TO FIGHT THE FIRE
Personnel and resources from the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources, the Ministry for Emergency Situations (MES) and the Ministry of Defence were mobilised to extinguish the fire.
The department noted that thanks to the joint and coordinated actions of all services involved, the fire was fully extinguished.
FIRE IN WKO
A wildfire on the territory of the Ural Forestry in the area of Khan's Grove in the West Kazakhstan Region (WKO) has also been fully extinguished.
The area of the fire was approximately 18 hectares. More than 100 people, 25 units of equipment, and two helicopters were involved in extinguishing it. There were no casualties; the cause of the fire is being determined.
CONTEXT
On 16 July, a forest fire broke out on the territory of "Semey Ormany" in the Borodulikha district of the Abay region. Forces from the Ministry for Emergency Situations (MES), the forestry service, the police, and aircraft from several agencies were involved in extinguishing it, and 190 children and 20 staff members were evacuated from the nearby children's camp "DosbolLike".
On 18 July, the fire was contained. Work is currently ongoing to fully extinguish individual smouldering hotspots and to douse the area.
Previously, the editorial team of FBRC identified a discrepancy in the assessment of the fire area. It turned out to be significantly larger than the preliminary estimate. According to data from the NASA FIRMS fire monitoring system, the fire covered approximately 1,676 hectares, whereas earlier reports had mentioned 370 hectares.
