In the Dnipropetrovsk region, 125 tons of harvest burned during the night

In the Petropavlovsk district, 300 square meters of straw caught fire. This resulted in the loss of 125 tons of the crop, writes “Agro-Center” with a reference to “Segodnya”.

The press service of the Regional Directorate for Emergency Situations said that the incident happened around four in the morning in the village of Bukhalevka. After arriving, rescuers established that bales of straw were burning in the field.

The fire lasted for an hour and a half. During this time, the fire destroyed about five thousand bales. The total weight of each bale was 25 kilograms.

“The fire was localized at 4:36 am and eliminated at 5:30 am. It destroyed the 2018 and 2019 harvests. The total weight of the straw destroyed was about 125 tons,”

stated the press service of the State Emergency Service of Ukraine in Dnipropetrovsk region.

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