UPDATE ON FIRES IN DALMATIA

( Editorial: --> 3832 ) ZAGREB, Aug 15 (Hina) - There is no visible fire on the island of Korcula Saturday morning. Fire-fighters have been soaking the ridges of fire locations during the night and putting out the remaining fires. All available fire-fighting planes and helicopters have been in operation since early Saturday morning to soak the borders of the fire locations, the government Crisis Committee reported at 9.30am. The fire near Oklaj is under control. The blazes near Celina, Omis municipality, are still active on the north side and is spreading to the rocky mountainside where fighting it on ground is difficult. It was mostly underbrush and low pines that caught the fire. Helping the Croatian fire-fighting forces are three Canadairs and two helicopters - four Austrian and two German SFOR helicopters. A Russian fire-fighting plane arrived Friday night to join in fighting the blazes, the Committee said. (hina) lml 151208 MET aug 98