In the village of Veliki Hlibovychi, Lviv region, unknown people set fire to grass, as a result of which three minibuses burned down.<\/p>\n
Kyiv. Ukraine. Ukraine Gate – April 13, 2021 \u2013 Society<\/p>\n
\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n The buses were parked in a private area when the dry<\/a> fire spread to vehicles.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Two dozen rescuers put out the flames for more than half an hour, and minibuses belonging to a private entrepreneur managed to burn to the ground and can no longer be restored.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Burning of dry grass in Ukraine<\/p>\n <\/p>\n In Ukraine, there is a threatening situation with the growing number of fires and areas of their spread, especially in natural ecosystems, forests, agricultural<\/a> lands due to mass violations of fire safety requirements established by law.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n In 2020, the number of fires in natural ecosystems increased by 50% compared to 2019, as well as the total area covered by fire – 4 times (2020 – 23 thousand 791 fires, 69 thousand 615 hectares, 2019 – 16 thousand 36 fires, 17 thousand 249 hectares). It is also said that the number of fires in the state forest fund has increased more than 4 times, and the area<\/a> – 42 times compared to last year.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Last year, several large fires broke out in Ukraine due to the burning of dry grass. For example, in the Zhytomyr region, almost the entire village was on fire.<\/p>\n