The fire in Rila, which broke out on Sunday, is localized and limited from all sides, BNT reported.
Around noon yesterday, rain fell in the area of the fire, which lasted several hours. The hope of those fighting the fire is that the rain will continue to fall during the night and today, and that this will help in extinguishing the fire. The forecast is for it to rain in the mountains until Friday.
The teams of the Fire Department and forestry workers are still in the area to inspect the perimeter, including with a drone, and to decide how the extinguishing will continue, BNR reported.
45 firefighters, forestry workers, volunteers have been on the ground since yesterday morning. A military helicopter Mi-17 also joined the extinguishing.
In the late afternoon, another fire woke up firefighters after it set fire to dry grass and bushes near the "Struma" highway near Dupnitsa. The fire, which is low-level, was limited near the village of Balanovo, the police press center in Kyustendil told BNT. Three teams of firefighters and water carriers were sent to the scene.