OREANDA-NEWS The area of ignition of dry vegetation near the village of Marble in the Simferopol region of Crimea has increased to 12 hectares, extinguishing by two helicopters continues, the press service of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of Russia told RIA Novosti.

"According to updated data, the area of the landscape fire is 12 hectares," the report says.

Two Mi-8 helicopters of the Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations carried out 34 water discharges to the fires with a total volume of 102 tons.