A strong fire broke in the territory of Ani ruins, medieval Armenian city in the territory of modern Turkey, that rapidly spread by gusts of wind through dry grass, Ermenihaber reported citing Anadolu news agency.
As the source report number of firefighter brigades dispatched to scene to extinguish the fire as the security forces in the area failed to combat the flames through local forces.
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