TIRANA, June 2/ATA/ Prefect of Fier region Arben Çuko has closely followed the efforts of the firefighters to extinguish the fire in the forests of Darëzeza, while the “Cougar” helicopter has also been engaged in the operation to put out the flames.
In a statement to the media, Çuko said that the sandy terrain has made the work of firefighting vehicles difficult, thus assistance was requested from the Ministry of Defense, which immediately made the “Cougar” helicopter available. Actually, the helicopter is contributing from the air to extinguish the flames.
“The damage has not been estimated yet. Today, due to the difficult wind conditions, the firefighters in the sandy terrain could not make any significant progress and so we requested the assistance of the Air Force from the Ministry of Defense, which responded immediately to help stop the fire, bringing in the helicopter,” said Çuko.
The prefect also said that work is underway on cleaning forest roads in order to facilitate access for firefighters to intervene in cases of fire.
When asked by reporters about the causes of the fire, he said that, “The police are increasing their investigative and preventive measures in this regard.”
In the area affected by the flames, there are firefighting forces from Fier, Patos, Roskovec, as well as forestry employees, who are involved in stopping the spread of the fire. /p.s./
