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Wildfire in Belarus
In 2013 in Belarus 272 forest fires occurred , which is two times less than in the previous year . Total fire damaged 72 hectares of forest .
48 forest fires have occurred due to violation of public fire safety rules , 8 fires as a result of bollards grass , lightning , through the fault of loggers and other organizations. The remaining forest fires occurred for unknown reasons .
Damage caused by forest fires totaled 131.9 million rubles, while 154.3 million rubles was spent on putting out fires and mitigation of their consequences .
It is worth noting that over the past thirteen years, the number of forest fires in Belarus decreased by almost 10 times. According to reports the National Statistics Committee , in 2000 there was 2569 forest fires.
48 forest fires have occurred due to violation of public fire safety rules , 8 fires as a result of bollards grass , lightning , through the fault of loggers and other organizations. The remaining forest fires occurred for unknown reasons .
Damage caused by forest fires totaled 131.9 million rubles, while 154.3 million rubles was spent on putting out fires and mitigation of their consequences .
It is worth noting that over the past thirteen years, the number of forest fires in Belarus decreased by almost 10 times. According to reports the National Statistics Committee , in 2000 there was 2569 forest fires.