ZAGREB, Aug 7 (Hina) - The State Alert Centre on Monday issued a report on fires which broke out and were contained in Split, Dubrovnik and Zadar counties on Sunday. The fire which broke out in the Kastelanska Zagora region, in Split
County, around noon yesterday, has consumed two hectares of leaf forest and spruce. The blaze was put out around 2 pm. One hectare of pine wood was consumed by a fire which broke out on the night of August 6 in the Okrug municipality. The fire was put out the same night. The fire at Kastel-Sadina, which broke out again around noon yesterday, consumed 0.2 hectares of grass and underbrush. Another fire, which broke out near Seget Gornji, has consumed six hectares of underbrush. The fire was extinguished around 10 pm last night. In Dubrovnik County, a forest fire broke out on Mala Zaba hill (in the Metkovic area). It was established that the fire broke out on the territory of neighbourin
ZAGREB, Aug 7 (Hina) - The State Alert Centre on Monday issued a
report on fires which broke out and were contained in Split,
Dubrovnik and Zadar counties on Sunday.
The fire which broke out in the Kastelanska Zagora region, in Split
County, around noon yesterday, has consumed two hectares of leaf
forest and spruce. The blaze was put out around 2 pm.
One hectare of pine wood was consumed by a fire which broke out on
the night of August 6 in the Okrug municipality. The fire was put out
the same night.
The fire at Kastel-Sadina, which broke out again around noon
yesterday, consumed 0.2 hectares of grass and underbrush. Another
fire, which broke out near Seget Gornji, has consumed six hectares
of underbrush. The fire was extinguished around 10 pm last night.
In Dubrovnik County, a forest fire broke out on Mala Zaba hill (in
the Metkovic area). It was established that the fire broke out on
the territory of neighbouring Bosnia-Herzegovina, and, carried by
the wind, spread to Metkovic. The fire has been contained but
firefighters are still at the site of the fire.
Another fire, which broke out near Ivanica in the Dubrovnik area,
has consumed two hectares of underbrush.
The fire which broke out on August 5 near Murvica in Zadar County was
put out yesterday morning. The blaze has consumed about 50 hectares
of underbush and oak forest.
The fire which broke out last night near Paljuv, also in Zadar
County, has been contained. The blaze has consumed underbrush and
oak forest in a mined area.
The fire which broke out in the Bilisani area near Obrovac in the
Zadar hinterland has consumed two hectares of grass and oak forest.
The fire was contained at 9 pm and firefighters are monitoring the
fire site.
(hina) rml