ZAGREB, Aug 31 (Hina) - A large fire that broke out near the central Adriatic city of Sibenik on Friday and spread through the Krka National Park to the Skradin area was contained at 0600 hours on Sunday, regional fire officials said.
About 200 professional firefighters and a large number of local residents took part in extinguishing the blaze, which consumed 600 hectares of pinewood, underbrush, vineyards and olive groves. About 30 firefighters are still battling another major fire that has been burning between the nearby coastal towns of Vodice and Tribunj over the past two days. Around 75 hectares of underbrush and agricultural crops have burnt. According to the fire officials, 22 fires have broken out in Sibenik-Knin County in the last two days, consuming more than 1,000 hectares of pine forest, underbrush and crops. Several abandoned houses also burnt. The firefighters were assisted by three firefighting planes and
ZAGREB, Aug 31 (Hina) - A large fire that broke out near the central
Adriatic city of Sibenik on Friday and spread through the Krka
National Park to the Skradin area was contained at 0600 hours on
Sunday, regional fire officials said.
About 200 professional firefighters and a large number of local
residents took part in extinguishing the blaze, which consumed 600
hectares of pinewood, underbrush, vineyards and olive groves.
About 30 firefighters are still battling another major fire that
has been burning between the nearby coastal towns of Vodice and
Tribunj over the past two days. Around 75 hectares of underbrush and
agricultural crops have burnt.
According to the fire officials, 22 fires have broken out in
Sibenik-Knin County in the last two days, consuming more than 1,000
hectares of pine forest, underbrush and crops. Several abandoned
houses also burnt. The firefighters were assisted by three
firefighting planes and a helicopter.
A fire that has broken out between Donji Lapac and Nebljus, about
180 km south of Zagreb, has been brought under control, but more
than 170 firefighters are still at the scene making sure that it
does not spread, local fire officials said on Sunday.
The blaze has caused extensive damage to power transmission lines,
and regional power company workers are in the field repairing the
damage. About 50 households are still without electricity.
Also in Lika-Senj County, a fire has been burning for the fourth day
in the Klenovac area and the Marina Glava hill. The area is partly
covered with land mines left over from the 1990s war, which is
making it difficult for firefighters to put the fire out.
The fire that broke out near the village of Trgovi in the
municipality of Dvor on Saturday resumed near the village of Gage on
Sunday morning, the National Information Centre reported, adding
that the fire has been brought under control.
A fire also erupted in the village of Radasnica in the municipality
of Dvor on Sunday morning, but firefighters were unable to reach the
area because of land mines.
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