In the region at the time the result of emergency imposed ban on the sale of alcohol. He will work until such time as the situation in the Republic of Khakassia is not stabilized and forest fires subside. The head of Khakassia Victor Zimin has signed a decree to prohibit selling alcohol in all areas of the region. This decision was made only because Khakassia embraced the wave of fires in the region and was introduced a state of emergency. The authorities of the area explained that the ban will spread to the entire period of emergency. It is noted that this initiative came from the Republican interior Ministry. The Department believes that the introduction of the ban the retail sale of alcoholic beverages on areas of the region will contribute to the reduction in the number of persons in alcohol intoxication, even in areas where the temporary accommodation of people, also reducing the risk of the birth of the shambles against the use of alcohol. Note that the problem of forest fires in the region at the moment is extremely acute. The area of forest fires in the Siberian Federal district (SFD) for the past day has increased more than 4 times increase to 58.1 thousand hectares, informs TASS. In this regard, the area of the Irkutsk region, the Republic of Altai and TRANS-Baikal region, also 18 districts of Buryatia and the 1st district of the Krasnoyarsk territory fires special fire-fighting mode. In all areas of the TRANS-Baikal territory and the Republic of Khakassia, 4 regions of Buryatia and the 1st district of the Krasnoyarsk territory entered emergency mode. About this state of Affairs expressed by the main state inspector on fire supervision of the Ministry of emergencies of Russia Boris Borzov. He announced that all efforts to fight the flames. According to his statement, the task force arrived to Chita from Khakassia on the amphibian be-200. "We will strengthen the grouping of both ground and air, said Borzov. In Zabaykalsky Krai additionally airlifted by helicopters Mi-8, Mi-26, 2 be-200 aircraft and if necessary aviation group will be greatly enhanced". He said that another 7 aircraft aviation of EMERCOM of Russia can be further used for fighting forest fires. In conjunction with this to date, the disaster has already caused a damage amounting to more than 7 billion rubles. According to reliable information of local governments, the different degrees of defect received 1328 private residential dwellings, homeless, 4694 person. Amongst other areas of Khakassia burned 8 of social and municipal infrastructure, including 2 feldsher-midwife station, 2 schools, library, community center and water intake. Besides all this, the damage done to the farms, burned and spoiled 115 livestock and agricultural premises. According to some estimates the number of victims in the investigation of fires in the Republic of Khakassia has over 850. And died as a consequence of fires 23 people. In addition, the chief of the situation centre Roshydromet Yuri Varakin believes that the fires in the Transbaikal region, Khakassia and Tuva will not cease until may, informs "Russian News service". According to the monitoring professionals, until the end of the 2nd decade of April increased fire hazard potential and the terrain of the Republic of Tyva. In Roshydromet explain that this is due to the release of the passage of cyclones and atmospheric fronts. Varakin emphasizes that while these atmospheric conditions will not change in the Central and southern Federal districts will remain at risk for severe fires.