BRIEF NEWS BULLETIN IN ENGLISH NO. 5032 HINA Zagreb, 1 August 2003

HR-BULLETIN-Politika BRIEF NEWS BULLETIN IN ENGLISH NO. 5032 HINA Zagreb, 1 August 2003 RACAN: NO NEED TO ADD 'POLITICAL FUEL' TO DISASTROUS FIRESBRAC, Aug 1 (Hina) - After visiting fire sites on the southern islands of Hvar, Brac and Bisevo on Friday, Premier Ivica Racan said that it was unnecessary 'to fan political flames' now that there were disastrous fires. After his tour to the fire-hit areas, Racan told reporters at the airport on Brac that he was satisfied with the fact that blazes on Hvar and Brac had been contained and the fire on Bisevo had been extinguished. Responding to statements of some politicians, Racan said the fires were indeed disastrous and it was unnecessary 'to add fuel of political wrangling'. Racan said that of all the established causes of fires, 80 percent accounted for human negligence, and therefore it was very important to inform the population about the matter. Recalling that six arsonists have to date been arrested, Racan said that those who deliberate