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Mon, 10/03/2011 - 07:57
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No wildfires reported burning in Bratsk.

IRKUTSK, October 3 (Itar-Tass) -- No wildfires were reported burning
at 7 a.m. local time (2 a.m. Moscow time) on Monday in the park area in
the city of Bratsk, a source in the Irkutsk regional emergency situations
department told Itar-Tass on Monday.
Seven fires on about 450 hectares were put out last weekend. Some 665
people and 32 machines have been involved in the efforts to put down the
fires completely and to patrol the fire area since Monday morning. Some
1,460 volunteers are planned to be engaged in the firefighting efforts.
A Mi-26 helicopter and two Mi-8 helicopters are on standby in Bratsk.

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