Number of Injured in Russia’s Krasnoyarsk Territory Fires Climbs to 19

The number of people injured in fires across Russia's Krasnoyarsk Territory has climbed to 19, including six firefighters, the press office of the regional government announced on Sunday.

"Nineteen people were injured. Fourteen people were hospitalized, including six firefighters," the press office stated.

According to previous reports, 17 people were injured in the fires. Five people were earlier reported to die in the fires in the villages of Talazhnka and Nikolskoye. Two more were reported dead in the residential area of Achinsk.

A state of emergency has been declared in the region where strong winds fuel the fires and a total of 273 fires are reported to rage across 18 municipal territories. The fires destroyed and inflicted damage to 518 residential buildings, 309 facilities, and 61 vehicles._AFP