A huge fire in Russia: the flames engulfed the city, spreading to the buildings

The fire is said to have spread at a high speed, aided by strong winds.

A huge fire in Russia: the flames engulfed the city, spreading to the buildings

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In Russia – a huge fire: flames engulfed the city, spread to buildings (photo Telegram)

In Russia – a huge fire: flames engulfed the city, spread to buildings (photo Telegram)

In Russia – a huge fire: flames engulfed the city, spread to buildings (photo Telegram)

In Russia – a huge fire: flames engulfed the city, spread to buildings (photo Telegram)

Large forces are fighting the fire

The local authorities report that 70 firefighters and 17 tankers are fighting the fire.

The flames have already engulfed residential buildings.

Propaganda Russian media claim that the fire has already engulfed more than 20 residential and commercial buildings.

According to local authorities, the fire is localized and no casualties have been reported yet.

At this time, it is not clear what caused such a large fire. Initially, there were reports that the fire may have been caused by a forest fire that covered an area of ​​more than 100 hectares in Buryatia. However, the head of Buryatia, Aleksej Cydenov, says that the fire was probably caused by a broken electric cable.

It is reported that the forest fire in Buryatia has already reached the suburbs of Ulan-Ude, so the authorities have announced the evacuation of residents of one district.