TIRANA, Aug 23 /ATA/ – Firefighters have managed to contain a fire raging on the forest around the coastal town of Shëngjin in Lezhë district, north-western Albania, over the past two days.
The fire and rescue mission teams, local government structures, army troops and vehicles and local residents are battling the blaze.
The Ministry of Defence said that no homes are threatened by the flames. The Ministry added that troops from Tirana and Shkodra and army vehicles are deployed in the area and will stay there until fires are completely extinguished.
According to the Defence Ministry as many as 200 troops are battling the wildfires in Shëngjin.
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