New fires also broke out on Bulgarian territory yesterday, the BTA reported.
Since yesterday evening, the state of emergency has been in effect in Harmanli Municipality by order of the Haskovo District Governor Mehmed Ataman due to a fire, the press center of the district administration reported. The fire broke out at around 3:20 p.m. in a section between Sakara villages Kolarovo and IzvorovoVineyards, dry grasses, areas unsuitable for forestry are burning.
The Municipality of Brezovo announced that there was a fire in the residential area of Dondukovo. The villas have burned down, the fire has spread to the forest and is moving towards Village SvezhenSix firefighter teams are fighting the fire that is raging between the villages Zlatousel and Svezhen, the fire department added. Another six teams are extinguishing a fire near the Chernitschewo Village of Hisar. The fire on the outskirts of the village of Chernichevo has been brought under control and there is no danger to the settlement, the municipality of Hisarya said.
The fire in the area of Villa area “Dondukovo” The number of arsonists is limited. Four villas were burned down, acting Prime Minister Dimitar Glavchev told journalists who were on site to learn about the situation. No one was injured and an evacuation was not necessary.
In total, two Air Force crews and Cougar and Mi-17 helicopters were involved in extinguishing the fires that broke out in the municipalities of Brezovo and HisaryaPlovdiv region, the Ministry of Defense announced.
A new group of 18 soldiers with equipment from the command of the Third Brigade – Blagoevgrad is deployed today to control the fire in the Slavyanka Mountains on the Bulgarian-Greek border, the Defense Ministry press center announced.
Firefighters, forest officials and volunteers extinguished a large fire in the country of Boboshevo, village BlazhievoLarge areas of dry grass and bushes as well as fields are covered. The fire raged in several places. The element is now under control and there is no danger to people or houses, the mayor of the municipality, Stefan Tachev, told BTA. The firefighters will also remain on duty at night, he said.
A fire in the area of the state forestry in Samokov is approaching The village of Alinoreported the Southwestern State Enterprise. According to the report, the fire broke out yesterday morning at around 10:00 a.m. More than 20 forestry officials, firefighters, municipal employees and volunteers took part in the fire-fighting operation. There is no danger to the settlements in the Samokov region near the fire, the Main Directorate “Fire Prevention and Protection of the Population” of the BTA reported. The fire in the Samokov area is localized, there is no danger to people, the director of the state forestry in Samokov, Alexander Krosnev, told the BTA.
Firefighters, forestry officials and volunteers participated in the firefighting in the Village of Nedelkova GraštitsaNevestino municipality. According to the forestry department in Nevestino, agricultural lands, coniferous and deciduous forests are burning, and in some places the fire has reached its peak.
The fire in the Balkan Mountains above the “Iztok” of Varshets was contained and extinguished in the late night hours. No one was injured, mainly dry grass and low vegetation burned, Varshets Mayor Ivan Lazarov told BTA.
