About 500 people and the Il-76 plane are fighting wildfires, which have raged through in the Rostov region, the regional emergency department told Itar-Tass on Wednesday. For this purpose, the Emergency Situations Ministry has transferred the Il-76 plane from the Volgograd region, the emergency department said. Information came at about 4 p.m. Moscow time on Tuesday. The fire raged through the area of 120 hectares. However, despite the measures, which have been taken, the hot weather and the strong wind made the fire spread. As of 11.30 Moscow time about 80 hectares of forests have been destroyed. Now the fire is raging through the area of about 200 hectares, the regional emergency department reported. About 500 people and special equipment are involving in fighting wildfires, the department said. World War II ammunition explosions complicate fire-fighting efforts, the department told Itar-Tass. At least three explosions have occurred, the department added.
