ArmInfo. Not peculiar to the season, the number of fires sharply increased in Armenia. The Minister of Emergency Situations of the Republic of Armenia Felix Tsolakyan stated this at a meeting of the Government of Armenia on March 12.
According to him, the Ministry of Emergencies daily registers about 100 fires, which is uncharacteristic for the season. The Minister emphasized that the main the cause of fires is the gathering by peasants of last year's grass and its arson. As a rule, the minister continued, farmers leave these centers without proper attention, as a result of which the fire spreads to other areas and grows. A similar situation is observed in the forests, although taking into account the seasonality, this should not happen. Only on March 11, 95 cases of fires were recorded. The Minister appealed to the heads of local self-government bodies to pay the most serious attention to this problem.