A military helicopter has been dispatched to extinguish a two-week old wildfire on the Bulgarian-Greek border, which crossed into Bulgaria. A total of 280 people, of whom 32 servicepersons, 185 rangers and volunteers and 62 firefighters are trying to put out the fire, which has spread over 20 km along the mountain ridge and has been divided into 10 sections. At 1.30 pm a helicopter from the Krumovo Air Base will join, Commissioner Nikolai Nikolov, Head of the Chief Directorate Fire Safety and Civil Protection, told journalists in Kirkovo.
Nikolov said that there is no risk to the population.
"Last week was busy, with a total of 1,110 fires" said Nikolov. The larger ones were in Shumen, Targovishte, Veliko Tarnovo Region, Vratsa. All fires in Northern Bulgaria are under control. Nikolov said that the situation is most serious near Kirkovo and Sliven.
In Sliven the fire has spread over 400 hectares but has been contained. The situation is under control, said Nikolov. The region is overflown with drones to establish the exact parameters.
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