Kostanai Oblast Steppe ablaze

18.08.2009
    200 children and staff members at the Altyngul summer vacation camp in the Kostanai Oblast were evacuated on Saturday due to a fire in the nearby forest-steppe area near the Novosyolovka village, KazTAG reported, citing Kazakhstan’s Ministry of Emergency Situations.     Local residents spotted the fire at about 1 pm, covering...