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207 fires put out across Bulgaria in the last 24 hours

Photo: BTA

The Fire Safety and Civil Protection General Directorate responded to 270 alerts over the last twenty-four hours, BTA reported. A total of 207 fires were extinguished across Bulgaria, 126 of them in dry-grass areas, 40 with direct material damage. 

No people were reported injured. The lighting of open fire on the territory of Rila Mountain is forbidden until October 31 due to fire risks.




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