Regional Governor Georgi Dinev activated the BG-ALERT system for emergency evacuation in the area of the Sandanski village of Ploski due to the growing fire, BTA reported. The message was sent to the residents of the village at 23:37. The residents of the village are currently being evacuated. The evacuated people will be directed to the Sandanski sports hall, regional governor Georgi Dinev told BTA.
The mayor of the village of Ploski Kiril Katardzhiev confirmed that people from the outer neighborhoods had been evacuated earlier. According to him, over 400 people live in the village.
The residents of the Sandanski village of Lilyanovo are also prepared for evacuation. According to the mayor of the village, Kostadin Nikolov, there is currently no danger, but everyone has been warned to be prepared for evacuation. The wind is very strong and the fire is jumping from ridge to ridge. There are still 5 ridges to the village, Nikolov specified. He also stated that everyone is on high alert, and there are many residents in the center of the village.
Nikolov added that fire departments and police are concentrated in the area. There are also volunteers. People have received a notification from BG-ALERT. We hope that the wind will calm down so that no other measures will be required, Nikolov said.
The fire in the area of the land of the village of Ilindentsi broke out on Friday at around 8:42 p.m. It has grown rapidly and so far the areas covered are about 30 thousand acres.