The "112" hotline of the Ministry of Emergency Situations received information about a fire in the mountainous area near Kish village of Sheki region.

According to the news reported by APA referring to the website of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the fire protection units of the State Fire Protection Service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs were immediately called upon to receive the information.

In order to speed up the fire fighting and prevent it from spreading to a wider area, taking into account the complex relief of the area, Civil Defense troops of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, relevant forces of the North-West Regional Center and two helicopters of the Aviation detachment were involved in the fire fighting measures.

Currently, firefighting operations are ongoing.

Additional information will be provided.