TRILJ/SINJ/VRLIKA, Aug 26 (Hina) - A wildfire, which broke out near the southern Croatian town of Trilj, spread over the area being fuelled by a wind. So far, the blaze has consumed over 600 hectares of land. At about 02.00 pm
Saturday, the fire passed on the right side of the Trilj-Kamensko section of a state road, which has been closed for traffic since 11.00 am Saturday. The blaze threatened some hamlets, but fire-fighters managed to defend them. In the area of Sinj, the fire is burning above the village of Lucani. At about noon, a fire broke out for five times in the last two days in a pine forest near the village of Jerkani, the area of Vrlika. On Saturday afternoon, firefighters managed to put out a fire on the slopes of Mount Dinara which overlook the village of Cetina and Jezevice. This blaze burnt over 250 hectares of the low plant cover and grass in recent days. Local fire-fighters, however
TRILJ/SINJ/VRLIKA, Aug 26 (Hina) - A wildfire, which broke out near
the southern Croatian town of Trilj, spread over the area being
fuelled by a wind. So far, the blaze has consumed over 600 hectares
of land.
At about 02.00 pm Saturday, the fire passed on the right side of the
Trilj-Kamensko section of a state road, which has been closed for
traffic since 11.00 am Saturday.
The blaze threatened some hamlets, but fire-fighters managed to
defend them.
In the area of Sinj, the fire is burning above the village of
Lucani.
At about noon, a fire broke out for five times in the last two days in
a pine forest near the village of Jerkani, the area of Vrlika.
On Saturday afternoon, firefighters managed to put out a fire on the
slopes of Mount Dinara which overlook the village of Cetina and
Jezevice. This blaze burnt over 250 hectares of the low plant cover
and grass in recent days.
Local fire-fighters, however, are battling a new fire which ignited
in the village of Otesic near the Zagreb-Split road at about 04.00
pm, today. They are also trying to put out the fire on Mount Svilaja,
but a hindrance to their endeavours are planted land mines.
Therefore, only fire-fighting planes can do more in attempts to
extinguish this blaze which has been engulfing forests on that
mountain for a few days.
(hina) ms