On September 20, 2024, the Department of Environmental Protection of the Kyiv City State Administration recorded a significant excess of permissible air pollution standards in Kyiv. ICTV Facts found out what is burning near Kiev and whether it was possible to localize the fire.
What is burning in Kyiv on the left bank today
Deputy Director of the Department of Environmental Protection (KCSA) Volodymyr Dundar reported on air telethon Edini Novyny September 20, that the cause of air pollution in Kyiv and the region were fires.
A significant excess of the air pollution index is recorded. This is due to the presence of solid particles in the air, that is, dust. Volodymyr Dundar noted that the main cause of smoke in Kyiv is fires, today they are in the Vyshgorod district. According to him, the forest is burning on an area of 172 hectares.
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The Deputy Director of the Department of Environmental Protection noted that smoke in Kyiv and air pollution have been observed since 01:00 on September 20.
According to Dundar, most of the fires in Kyiv have been extinguished so far. But 2 hectares of forest are still burning.
— The air is currently being cleared quite slowly due to the low wind speed, — the head of the department noted.
He hopes that there will be no additional fires in Kyiv, so in the near future the residents of the capital will be able to breathe fresh air. However, the expert does not give any specific forecasts yet, because the fire has not been completely extinguished, firefighters continue to extinguish it. Specialists predict an increase in wind speed, which can speed up the purification of the air from dust and combustion products.
— As soon as the firefighters overcome the consequences of the fire, the air will be cleared. As of now, there is indeed very high pollution associated with dust, — the specialist notes.
Vladimir Dundar did not confirm a 12-fold deterioration in air quality. He noted that it is impossible to somehow differentiate this dust and determine its exact quantity.
