Bulgaria currently has only one helicopter for putting out forest fires, and two more helicopters will be available within ten days, Bulgaria's caretaker Prime Minister Stefan Yanev said in parliament today. For now, the fight against the disaster..
On August 5, a day of mourning was declared in the municipalities of Petrich, Sandanski and Kresna in memory of the two foresters who lost their lives combating a fire near the village of Petrovo. Following the escalation of fires in the..
The President of the Republic of North Macedonia has talked with the Bulgarian head of state Rumen Radev. The reason is the numerous fires in Bulgaria's neighbouring country. "We have agreed as soon as possible for Bulgaria to send fire brigades to..
Four persons have died and several others were admitted to hospital after a large fire broke out at St. Nicholas care home for senior citizens near the coastal city of Varna. The cause of the accident is still unknown. According to people..
A fire devastated houses in the village of Granichar located near the Bulgaria-Turkey border. The fire erupted at 1 pm today, but grew quickly because of the wind that was constantly changing its direction. Currently, the fire is raging outside..
Dozens of firefighters have been making efforts to extinguish the fire which broke out on Monday morning in a timber storage facility at Svilosa chemical plant in the town of Svishtov on the Danube. The fire will continue to smoulder for..
A first-degree warning for dangerously high temperatures remains in effect in almost all regions of Bulgaria this Sunday. In some parts the maximum temperatures are expected to reach as high as 38 °C. The dangerous weather warning does not apply..
The fire between villages of Studena and Dervishka Mogila in the region of Svilengrad, has been put out. For three days, teams of firefighters, military and forest officials fought the fire, which destroyed 500 decares of deciduous and coniferous..
Firefighting in the area of Svilengrad continues. Heavy-duty equipment has been making clearings in hard-to-reach places and teams patrol the perimeter, extinguishing spreading fires. The fire started from a spark of a tractor while cleaning a pasture, BNR..
The fire in Sakar Mountain next to the Bulgaria-Turkey border has been extinguished, after raging for four days , BNT reports. More than 200 people – volunteers, firefighters, forestry workers, soldiers, as well as a military helicopter..
