TIRANA, July 5 /ATA/- Five wildfires remained active but under control across Albania on Sunday after emergency services responded to 16 fire outbreaks nationwide, the Defence Ministry said.
The Ministry said operations, coordinated by the National Civil Protection Agency, were carried out in several regions of the country, with firefighting efforts continuing to fully extinguish the remaining blazes.
A total of 261 emergency personnel, 40 fire engines, two helicopters, 30 members of the Armed Forces and two military fire engines were deployed to tackle fires in areas including Hajdaraj-Synej near Kavajë, Drizë-Peshtan in Fier, Tale in Lezhë, Ulën in Elbasan and Divjakë, alongside police, forestry, local civil protection and health service personnel.
The Defence Ministry thanked Armed Forces helicopter crews and ground units for operating in difficult conditions, saying their efforts had made “an important contribution” to containing the fires.
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