The fire brigade teams remained on the ground all night to prevent the fire near Kardzhali from reaching the nearby villages of Ridovo and Snezhinka, BNT reported.
Yesterday the fire spread quickly due to the strong wind.
Six firefighting teams and equipment from the forest services and the municipality of Kardzhali fought the fire. Tracked machines have cleared clearings to limit the perimeter of the fire.
The municipality is ready to provide shelter to local people if evacuation is necessary.
21st day of the battle with the fire in Pirin.
Tens of thousands of acres have been affected, including part of the National Park, NOVA reported.
On Wednesday, the two Swedish aircraft joined the ground teams, and if necessary, aerial equipment will be involved again today.
The Ministry of Interior is monitoring the fires throughout the country via satellites, which allows for the precise location of the flames.
The fire has been localized in the land of Ugarchin, the regional directorate of the Ministry of Interior in Lovech reported, BTA reported.
The flames have covered 250 acres of deciduous forest and 50 acres of coniferous forest. 50 acres of dry grass and bushes were also burned. An orchard was saved.
No houses were affected and no one was injured.
Three fire brigade teams are still on site, continuing to extinguish the fire.
Many volunteers and agricultural producers with equipment participated in extinguishing the fire.
As BTA reported, the fire was reported shortly after 5:00 p.m.