At five o'clock this morning, more than 150 firefighters, foresters, military and volunteers set off on foot towards the two fires that broke out yesterday in Pirin above the village of Ilindentsi, BNT reported.
Two of the fires that broke out above Ilindentsi are in difficult-to-reach terrain - extinguishing is by hand. Due to the difficult-to-reach terrain, extinguishing will continue today mainly by hand, as well as with vehicles with pumps. The construction of clearings to contain the fire will continue. The fire is low-lying, burning mainly dry grass and bushes. It is expected that the two planes from Sweden, as well as a helicopter, will again be involved in extinguishing the fire. There is no danger to nearby settlements.
So far, the fire has not entered Pirin National Park, but is located on the border of the reserve.
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Nearly 50 people from the village of Skala were evacuated yesterday after the BG-Alert system was activated and there was a danger of the fire entering the village. After the involvement of planes and helicopters at the most critical moment, the fire in the area of the village was brought under control. No one was injured and the people in distress. At the moment, there is no danger to the settlement. Since Friday, when the fire broke out, over 16,000 acres of mixed forest and vineyard have burned.
Firefighters were on the scene all night because of the large fire that broke out on Friday at noon in the land of the village of Slivovo near Sredets.
The teams were patrolling the area around the village of Granitec, which is closest to the fire front. The strong wind yesterday fanned new fires, which prevented the fire from being completely extinguished. 10,000 acres of forests in Sredets have been burned, three villages remain in a state of emergency (OBZOR)At the moment, the flames have destroyed over 9,000 acres of agricultural land and forest resources. The state of emergency, which is in force for three settlements - Granitec, Slivovo and Sinyo Kamene, remains in force.