HVAR/SPLIT, 28 July (Hina) - A fire which broke out on the island of Hvar on Monday has still not been contained by 9 pm, the fire-fighting brigade of the Split County police and the County Alert Centre reported tonight.
HVAR/SPLIT, 28 July (Hina) - A fire which broke out on the island of
Hvar on Monday has still not been contained by 9 pm, the fire-fighting
brigade of the Split County police and the County Alert Centre reported
tonight. #L#
The fire, which spread between the villages of Grablje and Brusje,
has consumed some 220 hectares of pine forest, vineyards and olive
groves.
The town of Hvar is currently without electricity.
Split County fire-fighting units, members of the Croatian volunteer
firemen societies and fire-fighting units from Zadar and Sibenik
counties are extinguishing the fire.
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