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He said that the forest fire had been curbed on the evening of Saturday, July 17, and that the fire was being eradicated.
If there is no rain in the next few days, it will take about five more days to work on removing the forest peat layer. As Jaunķiķis explained, as long as a layer of peat has also suffered in forest fires, its prolonged burning prolongs the fire elimination works.
The young man admitted that in general the area of the fire has not increased, but information about its total size will be clarified.
It has already been reported that the forest fires that broke out in the vicinity of Sigulda on Friday were limited, but the liquidation of the fire is still ongoing. Two separate fires were extinguished on Saturday. The total area of the fire, according to approximate estimates, which will be clarified, could be around twenty hectares.
SFS involved in erasure work, State Fire and Rescue Service, Latvian state forests, as well as a helicopter of the National Armed Forces. Also, support from the railway water tank has been attracted in the liquidation of the fire.
It has already been reported that on Friday, July 16, in Inčukalns, dry grass burned in several places by the railway and the forest near Lorupe, near Sigulda, also caught fire.
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