VRLIKA AUTHORITIES SEND APPEAL FOR HELP IN PUTTING OUT FIRE VRLIKA, Aug 23 (Hina) - Local authorities of the southern Croatian town of Vrlika on Wednesday forwarded an appeal for help in putting out a fire to the Croatian Interior
Minister, because of the danger that the fire may entirely surround the town. A great forest fire, which broke out last Friday, has consumed over 1,000 hectares of woods and low plant cover and jeopardised villages. Panic is spreading among the locals because heavy smoke and heat are making breathing difficult. At the moment, firefighters are trying to prevent the fire from spreading to the state highway D1 Zagreb-split and the village of Podosoje, while the help of Canadairs is needed at other locations.(hina) it jn
VRLIKA, Aug 23 (Hina) - Local authorities of the southern Croatian
town of Vrlika on Wednesday forwarded an appeal for help in putting
out a fire to the Croatian Interior Minister, because of the danger
that the fire may entirely surround the town.
A great forest fire, which broke out last Friday, has consumed over
1,000 hectares of woods and low plant cover and jeopardised
villages. Panic is spreading among the locals because heavy smoke
and heat are making breathing difficult.
At the moment, firefighters are trying to prevent the fire from
spreading to the state highway D1 Zagreb-split and the village of
Podosoje, while the help of Canadairs is needed at other
locations.
(hina) it jn