Eight Killed, 10 Hospitalized in Forest Fires in Eastern Ukraine

Eight Killed, 10 Hospitalized in Forest Fires in Eastern Ukraine
A firefighter works at the site of a forest fire in Luhansk region, Ukraine, in this handout picture released on Oct 1, 2020. State Emergency Service Of Ukraine/Handout via Reuters
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KYIV—Eight people were killed and 10 have been hospitalized as a series of forest fires swept through part of the eastern Ukrainian region of Luhansk, the emergency service said on Thursday.

The fires threatened 22 settlements and engulfed an area of about 9,300 hectares (36 square miles), the service said in a statement, adding that 120 people had been evacuated.