Fire is wreaking havoc in Siberia, 8 people have died so far [TKB World]

Eight people have died in a fire in the Krasnoyarsk area in eastern Russia’s Siberia. Flames have spread through the villages and due to strong winds, the work of extinguishing the fire is being hampered. A state of emergency has been declared in the Krasnoyarsk area as forest fires escalate. The local branch of Russia’s investigative committee said a fire broke out in 16 settlements in the Krasnoyarsk area, Kazachinskoe and Sharypovsky districts, about 3,000 km (1,900 mi) east of Moscow. Five people died in this. The cause of death has been stated to be negligence, hence criminal proceedings have been initiated in this case.

Krasnoyarsk Governor Alexandre Uss says winds blowing at 40 meters per second (131 feet per second) have uprooted trees and power lines in large areas, causing fires. is. 300 firefighters are standing to control the fire. Shelters have been set up for the people in the most affected areas and medical and psychological assistance is being provided to the people.

According to the news agency, the local health ministry said that 17 people were injured due to the fire, of whom 11 were taken to hospital. At the same time, the Federal Forestry Agency says that due to a short circuit in power lines, 350 houses caught fire and strong winds made the situation worse. Emergency services in Krasnoyarsk say the plane cannot even be used to douse the fire because of the strong winds. Russia’s Aerial Forest Protection Service, while publishing footage of the fire in the forested areas, said that the fire in all these places was quickly brought under control.