Today, at approximately 11:20 a.m., a fire broke out in the Jurakbau forestry department of the Burchmulla State Forestry, located in the Bostanlyk district of the Tashkent region.

The fire was contained around 12:30 p.m. Currently, more than 150 employees of the Burchmulla State Forestry, 150 employees of the territorial bodies of the Ministry of Emergency Situations, and more than 20 employees of the Ugam-Chatkal National Nature Park, as well as military personnel, are working to extinguish the fire.

To eliminate the natural disaster, 5 water carriers of the forestry, 4 fire crews of the territorial department of the Ministry of Emergency Situations, 2 JIP motor pumps, 2 helicopters of the armed forces, and 14 units of other equipment were involved.

Additional information on the situation will be provided.