2024-07-15 14:52:48
The fight against fires in the country continues today. Acting Prime Minister Dimitar Glavchev and the director of the fire department are in constant communication about the situation in the country, the press center of the Council of Ministers announced earlier today.
Firefighters are extinguishing a fire in the Razgrad village of Pobit Kamak, the spokesperson of the Regional Directorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs in Razgrad Iliyana Georgieva announced. The signal about a fire in the land of the village on the side of the village of Dyankovo was received at 5:30 p.m. by phone 112 in the duty unit of the Regional Office “Fire Safety and Protection of the Population”.
Due to smoke caused by a fire in the area of the village of Sunny, a section of the Hemus highway was temporarily closed to traffic, the police in Varna reported. Volunteers joined in to help put out the fire. A fire also broke out in the area north of Vladislavovo district. Eighteen servicemen and three units of equipment from the Naval Base – Varna, from the Naval Forces, helped the fire services in extinguishing the fire that broke out in a wooded area near Varna – above the “Vladislav Varnenchik” district (Vladislavovo district). the Ministry of Defense reported that the fire was contained, and they will remain on duty at night to prevent the fire from resuming.
Firefighters took part in extinguishing a fire in a forest near Ruse, located above the “Sredna Kula” district, the regional spokesperson of the Ministry of Internal Affairs in the Danube city, Daniela Malcheva, announced. Five fire engines with firefighters were dispatched to the scene, BTA summarizes.
The situation with the fire in Svilengradsko remains serious, it is being extinguished from the air with two helicopters. Earlier in the day, Deputy Minister of Agriculture Miroslav Marinov, who participated in extinguishing the fire near the village of Dervish Mogila in Svilengrad, said that the forest farms have 126 fire trucks for first response.
The fire that was burning on the border between the Republic of North Macedonia and Bulgaria, in Mount Ograzhden, has also spread to Bulgarian territory, reported the Southwest State Enterprise (YZDP). From there, they indicate that they are sending a firefighting vehicle from Sandanski, as well as employees from Strumyani. Fire crews were also on the scene.
The situation is currently under control, thanks to the good coordination between the General Directorate “Fire Safety and Protection of the Population”, the regional government, the local government and the military personnel. This was stated to journalists by the Chief of Defense Admiral Emil Eftimov, in connection with the large fire in the area of the villages of Ivan Vazovo and Mihiltsi, Plovdiv region, the Ministry of Defense announced.
Military personnel from the Ground Forces also participated in extinguishing the large fire in the area of the villages of Ivan Vazovo and Mihiltsi and the city of Hisarya, Plovdiv region, the Ministry of Defense announced.
The fire was localized in the land of the village of Prekolnitsa, Kyustendil municipality, on the territory of the State Hunting Farm “Osogovo”, announced the SZDP.
The fire in Sredna Gora, which has been extinguished by volunteers, firefighters, employees of the State Forestry and military personnel for the third day, has been contained, announced the director of the Plovdiv Fire Department, Senior Commissioner Vasil Dimov.