Emergency regime was introduced in Togliatti in due to a natural fire, the city administration said on the VKontakte page.
Earlier, Sputnik radio reported that a fire had broken out in the town, a mile and a half from residential buildings, which covered several acres. “In Togliatti, an emergency regime was established in connection with the outbreak of a large forest fire between the central district and the village of Portovy,” the municipal administration said in a statement. .
About 300 EMERCOM employees and 44 equipment have already been involved in the extinction. …
There is no threat of evacuation of the population, but if the situation changes, buses are on duty nearby.
The Public Prosecutor's Office has started checking compliance with forestry legislation after the fire.
Earlier, Sputnik radio reported that almost all outbreaks of forest fires in the Chelyabinsk region were located.
