Azerbaijan deploys helicopters to battle forest fire in Kalbajar, Lachin

Azerbaijan’s Ministry of Emergency Situations has deployed aviation units to fight a large forest fire in the high-altitude areas of the Kalbajar and Lachin districts.

Two firefighting helicopters are actively dousing the flames with water, Caliber.Az reports, citing the Ministry's press service.

Personnel from the ministry are also engaged in ground operations, and efforts to contain the fire are ongoing.

The major forest fire that began in Kalbajar on November 30 is still burning, with the Emergency previously reporting that areas near the villages of Yukhari Ayrim and Otaghli were impacted. 

By Khagan Isayev