Two people were injured in fires over the past 24 hours, the General Directorate of "Fire Safety and Population Protection" reports on its website. From 00:00 to 24:00 on September 6, fire safety units responded to 189 reports of accidents. A total of 144 fires were extinguished, BNR specifies.
31 fires caused direct material damage, of which: 13 in residential buildings; one in an industrial building; six in auxiliary, temporary or temporary buildings; three in vehicles; one in a forest massif; one in an open area in an urbanized area; three in outdoor facilities; three others.
Without causing material damage, 113 fires have occurred, of which 42 in waste, 63 in dry grass, forest litter and bushes, two in stubble, as well as six others.
33 rescue and relief operations have been carried out, of which five in accidents.
Efforts to control the fire in the "Rila" National Park continue today.
Late last night, fire department employees, the park directorate and volunteers managed to extinguish the fire on the eastern and southern fronts. Actively burning remains only in the northwest, where nearly 70 firefighters will be concentrated today. Heavy equipment is expanding the clearings under the ridge of "Ismailitsa" peak to stop the spread of the fire in the most difficult and inaccessible area.
A system of hoses and hoses has also been built so that it can be extinguished with water on the ground, Commissioner Valentin Vassilev, director of the regional service "Fire Safety and Population Protection", told BNR.
A military helicopter is also expected after 10:00 a.m. to attack the fire from the air.