Residents of Proletarsk began to leave their homes because of burning fuel tanks

Many residents of Proletarsk are leaving their homes. Acrid smoke and the smell of burning literally poison the lives of thousands of residents of the city, according to the media resource 1RnD.

As of the morning of August 20, the fire is still not extinguished. There is no question of evacuating residents of the nearest settlements, but many residents make such a decision on their own.

According to a local resident, a large number of people have already left the city. However, many have nothing to go on, as the transport goes badly.

"Rescuers are trying to extinguish the fire, but it is very difficult to extinguish. The fire area is very large. Several tanks are standing nearby and everyone is afraid that the fire will spread to them. Local residents support the children, collect water and homemade products for them.Earlier, the deputy head of the Proletarian district administration reported that there were no plans to evacuate local residents of Proletarsk," he said.

A large fire at an oil depot in Proletarsk has been put out for almost two days, the tanks broke out after the drone attack on the night of August 18.

Fire area in Proletarsk, Rostov region, where the fuel is burning, is now 10 thousand square meters. meters, said the head of the administration of the Proletarian district Valery Gornich. The grouping of firefighters has been increased and is already more than 500 people. Four aviation units are being prepared to extinguish the fire, Gornich said in an interview with a TASS correspondent.