ArmInfo. Armenia is also involved in the work to eliminate the fire in the Borjomi Gorge.
As Georgia-online, Georgia's Prime Minister Georgy Kvirikashvili told journalists, a number of crews from Armenia are on their way. "We received very important first aid from Azerbaijan. By the end of the day, a very large firefight from Turkey will arrive - the decision was made by the Turkish Prime Minister, despite the fact that they themselves have problems with this. I also want to say that a number of crews from Armenia are also on the road," Kvirikashvili said.
Information on large-scale forest fires in the Borjomi-Kharagauli Park was received on August 20, at about 2:30 pm. Because of the strong wind, the fire quickly spread to the territory of more than 5 hectares. Fire equipment was sent to the area of the village, however, due to the difficult terrain, it was not possible to approach the fires for a long time. The helicopter of the border police of the Georgian Ministry of Internal Affairs was involved in extinguishing the fire. At the request of the Georgian authorities, on August 21, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev ordered to send a helicopter to the Ministry of Emergency Situations of Georgia. In the extinguishing of the fire, a fire aircraft from Turkey also participates. It also became known that Georgia refused from the assistance offered by Russia. According to the latest data, the fire area covers more than 15 hectares.