April 13, Vitebsk / Olga Bogacheva - BELTA /. Eight fires have occurred in the Vitebsk region over three days due to the burning of dry grass, the press secretary of the Ministry of Emergency Situations, Marina Fando, told a BELTA correspondent. Three fires were recorded in the Lepel district, two in the Beshenkovichi district, and one each in the Verkhnedvinsk, Braslav, and Postavy districts. In the Lepel district, in the village of Matyrino, two sheds burned down due to the burning of dry vegetation; rescuers managed to protect the residential building from the fire. Fortunately, no one has been injured in the fires so far. Marina Fando added that the special burning of dry vegetation is mainly carried out by pensioners and summer residents. The Vitebsk Regional Department of the Ministry of Emergency Situations appeals to the residents of the region with a call not to burn dry grass. It harms nature and can lead to loss of life.-0-

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