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Fire in Woods of Azerbaijan’s Lankaran Region

Society Materials 4 September 2007 15:25 (UTC +04:00)

Azerbaijan, Baku / Тrend corr E. Huseynli / A fire was started in the forest belonging to Lankaran Region Forest Protection & Restoration Department in Azerbaijan, the acting spokesman for Azerbaijan Ecology & Natural Resources Ministry, Irada Ibrahimova, reported on 4 September.

The fire was caused through the carelessness of local residents. As a result, 0.2 hectares of woods were burned.

According to Ibrahimova, owing to joint efforts of the employees of Anti-fire Department of Azerbaijan Emergency Situations Ministry and the anti-fire groups of the Lankaran Department, the spread of fire was prevented. A commission was established to reveal the cause of the fire and to assess its financial damage.

Lankaran region with the population of 201,500 people is located 268km south of Baku.

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