TWO PEOPLE KILLED IN FIRE ON PELJESAC

( Editorial: --> 2061 ) DUBROVNIK, Aug 6 (Hina) - Two people were killed in a fire which broke out on the Peljesac peninsula (southern Croatia) on Wednesday night, Dubrovnik County police said in a statement Thursday morning. The fire broke out on St Elias hill and helped by a strong wind spread to the village of Viganj, consuming about 20 houses and killing two people. It spread further to the villages of Loviste and Kuciste. The local residents and tourists have been evacuated from Viganj to Orebic and the island of Korcula. The efforts of professional and volunteer fire brigades and local residents, who are trying to contain the fire, are hampered by a strong wind. (hina) rml 061101 MET aug 98