Armed forces help to extinguish forest fire in Haskovo
13 August 2019 | 12:40 | FOCUS News Agency
Picture: МВРTwenty servicemen with five vehicles from the Haskovo 52 740 military unit had participated since 06:15am this morning in the firefighting operation.
Pre-trial proceedings have been instituted over a negligently started fire in someone else's property, which resulted in a wildfire spreading in the forest and agricultural lands on 12 August 2019, the Appellate Prosecutor's Office – Plovdiv said. The investigation will clarify the cause of the fire, and after the fire’s complete localisation, an expert assessment will be carried out.
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Haskovo: Fire between villages of Lyubenovo, Bryagovo and Rodopi localised, suppression efforts continue
13 August 2019 | 15:17 | FOCUS News AgencyHaskovo. The fire between the villages of Lyubenovo, Bryagovo and Rodopi near Haskovo has been localised, said the press office of the Regional Administration - Haskovo.
Firefighters, the military, forestry officials and volunteers from the three villages, nearly one hundred people, continue their efforts to suppress the fire. Heavy fire suppression equipment has been provided onsite. A total of 8,000 decares has been in flames, of these, 4,300 decares of forest. It is a surface fire, meaning that the forests have not been completely destroyed, firefighters explained.
This afternoon will be critical, with the rise in temperatures and wind. If the situation becomes complicated, a helicopter is on standby to take part in the suppression operation, the ad hoc committee in Lyubenovo said.
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Firefighters, the military, forestry officials and volunteers from the three villages, nearly one hundred people, continue their efforts to suppress the fire. Heavy fire suppression equipment has been provided onsite. A total of 8,000 decares has been in flames, of these, 4,300 decares of forest. It is a surface fire, meaning that the forests have not been completely destroyed, firefighters explained.
This afternoon will be critical, with the rise in temperatures and wind. If the situation becomes complicated, a helicopter is on standby to take part in the suppression operation, the ad hoc committee in Lyubenovo said.
