The prosecutor's office is dealing with the fires in Sredna Gora, NOVA reported. The reasons for the burning of more than 20 thousand acres of forest and agricultural areas in the municipalities of Hisarya, Karlovo and Kaloyanovo are being investigated. Meanwhile, a new outbreak flared up yesterday.
The situation in the village of Otets Paisievo is critical – 30 houses were burnt to ashes. These are one- and two-story buildings in the villa area of the settlement. Most of the homes were empty, but not all. 15 people who lived there were evacuated to the center of the village.
The houses of the village and the villa area are separated by a beech forest, which is engulfed in flames. Therefore, military personnel with heavy tracked equipment were urgently reassigned to build clearings. More than 10 fire engines and volunteers are on the ground. One of the military helicopters was also diverted.
The fire is diverted to neighboring villages – Prolom and Songbird. Some of the people and equipment are being redirected from there. “This fire is developing over an extremely large area with strong winds. He entered the villa area, there are burnt buildings. We are diverting two helicopters to protect the populated areas, said Chief Commissioner Alexander Zhartov, Director of the Main Directorate "Fire Safety and Protection of the Population".
Earlier, the regional governor of Plovdiv, Prof. Hristina Yancheva, asked for help in controlling and extinguishing the fire in the villa area of the village of Otets Paisievo in Kaloyanovo. The request was made to the 61st Stryam Mechanized Brigade through the Ministry of Defense. “The situation is serious, the temperatures are high, there is also wind. Unfortunately, there is no water in the area and we have to organize water carriers, explained Prof. Yancheva.
In response to the request of the regional governor of Plovdiv, 42 military personnel were sent from the firefighting module of the 61st Stryam Mechanized Brigade – Karlovo with 8 units of equipment. The order for their participation was issued by the commander of the Ground Forces, Major General Deyan Deshkov, the Ministry of Defense specified.
Due to the growth of the fire and its difficult control, requests were also received from the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the regional governor of the Plovdiv region for the inclusion of helicopters from the 24th aviation base – Krumovo and engineering and chain equipment from the 91st engineering battalion for general maintenance – Plovdiv. Military personnel are on standby.
A fire destroyed a house in the Kovachev village of Rakilovtsi. This was announced for BTA by the Deputy Mayor Kamelia Stankova.
A man over 70 years old was injured as a result of the fire. He has multiple burns and was urgently transported to "Pirogov". There is currently no further information on his condition.
The fire broke out in the late afternoon today. Stankova said that the house is hereditary and belongs to the wife. The family used to come there during the summer months. The rest of the time they lived in Radomir.
The mayor's deputy said that the house had installed solar panels and according to the victim's wife, the fire started after the electric stove was switched on. The man tried to extinguish the fire, but was unsuccessful and suffered burns.
Three fire crews from Radomir, Kovachevtsi and Zemen participated in the extinguishing, but the house was completely burnt.
At this point, there is no danger to neighboring buildings in the village, added Stankova.
A strong wind rekindled the fire near the Simeonovgrad village of Konstantinovo. People were evacuated from the last houses, BNT reported.
Clearings have been made to stop the fire. Many of the villagers took to the main road, fearing that the elements would enter their homes. Some started pouring water around their houses. At the moment, there is no danger to the village. "In my opinion, we all think it's because of these batteries, because they want to buy them, to install solar batteries, that's why we think they're setting fire to the baira," commented Mihail Nikolov, a resident of the village of Konstantinovo .
"It can't, it can't be extinguished. Everything is on fire and there is no water in the village. Is this a job? Should I save the animals, what should I do? I have two small children, I spray everywhere. Otherwise, I leave two small children, if the house burns down, where should I go on the road", asked Doncho Stankov, a resident of the village of Konstantinovo.