FOREST FIRE NEAR TROGIR CONTAINED

SPLIT, Aug 12 (Hina) - A big fire that had broken out near the southern Croatian Adriatic resort town of Trogir was put under control at 11.30 hours on Tuesday, police said. Two firefighters received light injuries in efforts to contain the blaze which had erupted in the Vrsine area shortly before 22.00 hours on Monday. Police could not say with certainty when the fire would be extinguished because its spreading was assisted by the wind. But they stressed that the houses in Vrsine and Najevi were out of danger of the conflagration. Two fire-fighting planes and two helicopters were taking part in efforts to put out the fire. More than 600 hectares of dense pine forest, olive grove, vineyard and underbrush has been consumed by the blaze. (hina) vm jn 121347 MET aug 97