22 open‑space fires by 6 p.m.: seven active, two contained, 13 extinguished
The Crisis Management Center reports multiple blazes across municipalities, affecting forests, low vegetation and landfills.
By 6:00 p.m. today the Crisis Management Center (CMC) reported a total of 22 open‑space fires across the country: seven remain active, two are under control and 13 have been extinguished.
Active blazes and areas affected
Active fires include a chain of flames between the villages of Morane, Vrtekica and Ramni Gaber (mixed forest); a fire near the village of Batinci in the Studenicani municipality; a fire at Paligrad in the Zelenikovo municipality (low vegetation and forest); the locality Vidush near the villages Dragov Dol and Lokvica (low vegetation, low‑stature forest and shrubs); and a fire listed as S’lp and the locality Gorno Selo in the Veles and Zelenikovo municipal areas (Veles municipality), with advance toward Karabunjishte, Buzalkovo and the villages Dobrino and Tisovica (Zelenikovo municipality) affecting low vegetation, oak and hornbeam forest and quality oak stands.
Other active spots are in the villages Kopance and Tudenče (Jegunovce municipality), with spread toward the village Bojane (Saraj municipality) affecting mixed forest; and a fire near the village Čanište in the Prilep municipality primarily in low vegetation.
Fires currently listed as under control are the landfill fires at the village Zeleznica in the Kratovo area and a separate landfill fire in Delchevo.
Extinguished incidents recorded by the CMC cover many municipalities and locations: in Kumanovo — Tabanovce (locality Slanište, low vegetation); in Kruševo — Aldanci and Norovo (low vegetation and degraded low‑stature oak forest); in Kruševo (separately) — Borino and Žiťoše (low vegetation and degraded oak forest); in Prilep — locality Tochila (low vegetation and cereals); in Dolneni — Vrapče and Belo Pole (low vegetation); in Bitola — Kazhani (low vegetation); in Resen — near the farm in Resen (apple saplings); in Štip — the Balkan area (low vegetation); in Želino — Cerovo (low vegetation, shrubs and low‑stature forest); in Dojran — Furka (low vegetation and reeds); in Struga — Delogozhda (low vegetation); in Rosoman — Rosoman (landfill); and in Studenicani — the road from Količani to Pagaruša (low vegetation and waste).
The CMC continues to monitor the situation and to coordinate response resources across municipal and regional services.
Photo: press material from the event
