Wood fires in Lori province

VANADZOR, NOVEMBER 23, ARMENPRESS: Fires are going on to break out in wood areas and fields of Lori province because of burning of grass cover. Head of the Rescue Service of the province Hrach Antonyan told Armenpress that 18 fires have burnt within the last 10 days. The cases have been mainly registered in Gugark, Tashir, and in the neighboring territories of Vanadzor.

Mr. Antonyan said that the rescue service of Lori province, the fire brigade and forest economy sometimes do not have an opportunity to extinguish fires in almost impassable territories, in such cases just a duty is defined in order to take control over the spread of the fire. Residents fire the dry grass cover with confidence that next year it will be more luxuriant in the same area, but as a result of fires, according to specialists, land becomes subject to erosion, and trees suffer.