FIRES
Azat Artsakh, Republic of Nagorno Karabakh
Sept 28 2005
Harvesting of grain is over. At the NKR Department of Emergency
we were told that out of the 62 thousand 650 hectares under wheat
49.4 hectares was destroyed by fire. The damage totaled 45 million
980 thousand drams. In 2004 338.8 hectares out of 57 thousand
660 hectares was destroyed by fire, and the damage totaled 38
million 798 thousand drams. Since January 1, 2005 76 fires have
been reported in the republic, and the damage totaled 4 million 142
thousand 600 drams. In 2004 the number of fires was 76, the damage
totaled 40 million 103 thousand 765 drams. According to the head of
the Department of Emergency Gregory Gasparian, on September 16 two
houses burnt down in the village of Avetaranots. According to him,
it was impossible to fight the fire because the fire brigade had to
drive 55 km to reach the villages, but they managed to save the two
neighbouring houses. G. Gasparian said the department had requested
the NKR government to station fire brigades in several areas in the
regions of the republic.