A large fire broke out on Monday afternoon in the "Radinchevo" area between the villages of Dositeevo and Kolarovo. The strong wind, which was changing direction, became the reason for its rapid growth. More than 60 firefighters, municipal employees, foresters from the OP "Forest Company" and the State Forestry - Madzharovo, farmers with equipment are fighting the elements.
This was reported by "Nova TV".
13 fire trucks are on site, heavy tracked equipment has also arrived. At the moment, there is no danger to the settlements. The mayor of the Harmanli municipality, Maria Kirkova, and the deputy mayor, Valentina Dimulska, are on the ground. Senior Commissioner Mitko Chakalov, who is the director of the RDPBZN - Haskovo, and Chief Inspector Slavi Spasov, head of the RUPBZN - Harmanli, are coordinating the activities to extinguish the flames. The municipality specifies that the work on the ground is still ongoing.
The Harmanli Municipality provided food and water for the firefighters. After the fire is extinguished, the damage and the causes of the ignition will be determined. The local authorities remind that any negligence could lead to huge fires and damage, therefore they call on citizens to be responsible. They appeal not to light open fires, not to carry out activities that could cause a spark that could lead to ignition.
The director of the fire service in Haskovo Mitko Chakalov pointed out that the strong wind is the reason why the fire spread quickly, as the fire has covered a forest area of about 5,000 acres and dry grass and bushes.
“Last night we managed to close the southern end of the fire, so we are not working there at the moment, now we have to fight the northern side. 13 fire engines are involved, we also have tracked equipment, we also have representatives of the forestry companies, so I think we will manage”, Chakalov also said.
At this moment, there is no danger to residents in the area. The causes of the fire are being investigated.