TIRANA, Aug 4 /ATA/ – Some 200 army troops have joined fire-fighters in the effort to control forest fires in several municipalities across the country.
As of today, some 10 forest fires remain active, but fully under control and pose no threat to local residents, while three forest fires have been already extinguished in the north-eastern district of Diber..
“The National Operational Center for Civil Protection informs that 4 forest fires remain active in the district of Lezhe, namely in the administrative unit Shengjin, Rana e Hedhun-Maja e Zeza area and work is underway to put them under control. The fire on Kakarriq Mountain is almost totally isolated. While in Rubik, in the village of Katund i Vjetër, the fire has low intensity and is under control. In Elbasan there was a fire in Gramsh in the village of Siman. Police have launched an investigation into the causes of the fire. In Fier out of 3 fires, 2 have already been localized and situation is improving. The situation is also under control in the village of Hekal in Mallkastër, where a fire was reported in an area of olive groves and orchards. The terrain in the Terpan administrative unit in the Balloll forest in Berat has presented difficulties, but the fire does not pose a danger to the community,” Armed Forces said.
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