On July 19, at 12:11 a message was received on the Rescue Services console “101” about a fire in a wheat field in the village of Barvinki, Malinsky district, Zhytomyr region. Firefighters of the 30th State Fire and Rescue Post immediately left for the indicated address.

It turned out that a fire occurred on a private field in the village of Barvinki, Malinsky district, during harvesting. Before the rescue workers arrived, the workers tried to extinguish the fire on their own with the fire extinguishers that were on the combine.

Also, the owner sent a tractor there to plow the field and equipment with water. By the joint efforts of firefighters and farm workers, the fire was localized at 12:56, and eliminated at 13:10. Thanks to operational actions, it was possible to prevent an increase in the scale of the fire and save another 40 hectares. cereal.

The flame managed to destroy 4 hectares. wheat. A preliminary cause of the fire was defined as a malfunction of moving parts and parts of agricultural machinery (sparking).

According to preliminary information, a spark flew out from the combine. She got on the field, after which the fire of wheat began. The final cause of the fire in the wheat field is currently being determined by specialists.