In Khmelnytsky rescuers third day of fighting peat fires near neighborhood Lezneve
for the third day in a row rescuers DSNS regional center desk extinguish peat fires on the left bank. Southern Bug on the outskirts of the city near the neighborhood Lezneve. September 4 there was a considerable build-up capabilities. At the scene workingMore than 50 rescuers for 10 units of fire and special equipment. The process is complicated by the dispersed extinguishing pockets of peat that time by time light up an area of ??over 12 hectares. The cause of fire – spontaneous combustion of peat. Extinguishing fires of this kind needs to attract large human and material resources, as peat can burn underground forEven without air. Peat fires endanger failure in burned soil. Peat burns slowly in the depth that can reach 6-8 meters and more. Even after elimination of fire for a long time after the burn is a high temperature. Suffocating smog - by 90 percent the result of burning peat rather than the forests. RescuersDSNS Khmelnytsky appeal to citizens asking follow the rules of fire safety in open areas and forests and to protect their lives and the lives of others. PG DSNS Ukraine in Khmelnytsky regionSource: http://artlife.rv.ua/