The inhabitants of the village are gradually returning home

He emphasized that people who want to return home can do so against the signature that they themselves badume responsibility for their own safety. Mucenieks could not tell the exact number of people who decided to return home, but, given the small area of ​​Stikli, dozens of people returned home

Mucenieks added that students Stiklu boarding school stay elsewhere and will not come back so soon. According to Mucenieks, the peat and wildfires of Valdgale do not endanger the inhabitants because the wind has changed direction

Māris Grīnvalds, Talsi District Police Chief, pointed out that the fire did not threaten the city of Talsi and its surroundings. It has already been reported that night fighters with badistants from other departments have continued to eradicate extensive peat and forest fires in the Talsi district of the Valdgale civil parish, but have not been able to completely limit the spread of fires. and the spokesperson of the relief service (Vugd) Inta Palkavniece.

As a result, the work of extinguishing this increased danger continues for more than 90 hours

As Palkavniece informed him, today, as in the previous days, it has become known. will engage in helicopter erosion National Armed Forces (NAF). The help of the border guards is also used to monitor the airspace with his helicopter, which helps to observe the progress of the spread of fire and better plan the resources needed for extinction.

The VUGD warns that erosion will be lasting. and burns to a depth, in addition to a large area. Residents are always asked not to approach the fire place and not walk, for example hangover and mushrooms in the surrounding woods, where there is a sensation of scum and if the smell of smoke. In the vicinity of houses, to close windows and doors

The Emergency Medical Service invites anyone who smokes in the fire in case of a medical complaint by consulting the doctors by calling the 113 or the 66 016 001.

As announced, the Waldgalan fire Rescuers erected a ten-kilometer fire line for water supply, while the number of firefighters involved in the eradication is from 60 to 90. Tank cars and other special vehicles (pumps and quadricycles) operate on the site. an area of ​​about 400 hectares. A big role is played by the weather and the changing wind that does not slip easily, which means that the flames also change direction, and in places where the combustion was with a slight flame, it can instantly take effect and change of management. the attraction and smell are felt in the nearest cities. Firefighting services are different, but volunteers who want to help firefighters temporarily hesitate to talk because the situation on the scene is complicated and people without equipment and knowledge in the fight against fires are already dangerous goods

. It has been reported that the Valdgale fire broke out last night, probably due to the extraction of peat, previously informed by the State Forest Service.