In Russia, on the Black Sea coast, tourists burned a forest with a flare

In Russia, on the Black Sea coast, tourists burned a forest with a flare Polina Buyanova

A forest caught fire in the Krasnodar region/Collage 24 Channel

A large fire broke out in Inal Bay in the Krasnodar region of Russia. Probably, the forest on the Black Sea coast caught fire due to a flare launched by the tourists themselves.

The fire engulfed the area on the mountain on the central beach Inal Bay. Impressive footage of a forest fire is published by a number of Russian media, reports 24 Channel.

Tourists in Russia set fire to a forest

A forest in the Tuapse district of the Krasnodar Territory caught fire on the evening of Sunday, July 7. Witnesses of the incident said that the tourists themselves were directly involved in the large-scale fire. ). Two fell into the sea, one into a forest that was on fire, Russian media write.

Eyewitnesses reported that about three thousand square meters of forest were already on fire.

However, information later appeared that the area of ​​the fire in Inal Bay in the Kuban increased to 6 thousand square meters. The head of the Tuapse region also stated that the evacuation of people from recreation centers around is currently ongoing.

65 people and 9 pieces of equipment are involved in the extinguishing effort.

A large-scale forest fire is raging in Kuban: watch the video

The Russians also could not put out the fire at the Lukoil oil depot

On July 6, oil storage facilities caught fire in the Krasnodar region of Russia . As Russian media note, the fire at the oil depot was started as a result of a drone attack.

The fire in the village of Pavlovskaya broke out at night, but during the day, at about 12:30, Russian telegram channels it was stated that the fire could not be extinguished.