ArmInfo. Work to extinguish a fire in the territory adjacent to the village of Byurakan, Aragatsotn region of Armenia, lasted all night. The RA Ministry of Defense helicopter is also connected to fire fighting works.As reported by the press service of the Ministry of Emergency Situations, today, on the fourth day, September 6, from 7:30 am Yerevan time, the helicopter of the Ministry of Defense of Armenia made a reconnaissance flight.
As of 9:30, 152 rescuers participated in fire fighting. Fireworks did not stop on the night of 4/5 September. At 0620 hours on September 5, air reconnaissance was carried out by helicopter of the Defense Ministry of Armenia, the results of which clarified the fires and their possible direction of propagation. On the most dangerous areas with the help of a helicopter, the descent of rescuers was launched, before which the task was to localize and extinguish the fires of the fire. According to the situation at 22:30 on the 4th of September, there were no active fires, only passively smoking foci were recorded. The area of the burnt site is 80 hectares. According to the Ministry of Emergency Situations, the population of the adjacent territories does not threaten anything.