A report was received at the Ministry of Emergency Situations’ “112” hotline about a fire that broke out in a mountainous area with complex terrain in Ortatagh village of the Aghdara district, the MES Press Service told APA.
Units from the State Fire Protection Service were immediately deployed to the area in response to the report.
Despite the complexity of the terrain, due to the necessary and urgent measures carried out by the firefighters, the fire that occurred in an area consisting of dry grass and shrubs was extinguished before it could spread to a wider area.
Nearby residential houses and forested zones were protected from the fire.