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Over 100 cows burned near Lyaskovets, a man has 70 percent burns

The fire destroyed the former poultry houses in the Glavnira area

Over 100 cows burned, one man has 70 percent burns in a fire tonight near Lyaskovets, the mayor of Lyaskovets Municipality Vasil Hristov announced, BTA reported.

He specified that the former poultry houses in the Glavnira area, which is located outside the settlement, burned. The fire has been localized, so far there is no danger of it spreading.

Six firefighting teams from Veliko Tarnovo and Gorna Oryahovitsa are on site, bringing the situation under control.

The injured man has over 70 percent burns and has been taken to a clinic in Ruse, the mayor of the municipality, who is at the scene of the incident, told BTA.

The man worked at the dairy farm, where over 100 animals were burned. The causes of the fire are yet to be clarified.