In the Mountain District of Sakar in the south of Bulgaria, a large forest fire has been continuing for the second day, covering about 3 thousand hectares of land. According to the preliminary version, the cause of the fire was an imprudidly discarded cigarette butt.
the governor of the region Khaskovo Stefka Zdravkova, a coordinating operation to extinguish the fire, said at a press conference that a strong and hot day wind seriously complicates the work of rescuers.
according to Zdaravkova, spread through the international highway and even through the Mitsu international high The river of the same name, because of which part of the highway was temporarily closed for movement.
under the conditions of increased flow of cars – especially because of the return of vacationers from Turkey to European countries – the road police for several hours redirected the movement between the cities of Harmanley and the favorite to alternative routes. Situations.
Two helicopters of the Bulgarian Armed Forces, two firefighters who arrived from Sweden, as well as 17 fire engines were involved in extinguishing. Numerous Emergency Service employees and volunteers participate in the operation. The fire also covered the hard -to -reach sections of the Sakar mining massif.