15 open‑space fires registered by 18:00 — two still active
Two fires remain active; one landfill blaze is under control and a dozen others have been extinguished.
The Center for Crisis Management (CCM) reported that, until 18:00 today, emergency services registered a total of 15 fires in open areas across the country; two remain active, one is under control and 12 have been extinguished.
One of the active blazes is in the territory of the Municipality of Makedonski Brod, in the Viduš area near the village of Dragov Dol, where low vegetation, low‑stem forest and shrubs are burning. The second active fire is on Mount Ograzhden in the Municipality of Novo Selo, near Novo Selo village, where a landfill, mixed degraded forest and low vegetation are on fire.
The fire at the municipal landfill in Delchevo is being held under control, authorities said.
Extinguished fires
- Municipality of Vinica – village Blatec (low vegetation);
- Municipality of Shtip – Sveta Petka neighborhood (low vegetation);
- Municipality of Centar Župa – village Gorenci (landfill);
- Municipality of Kičevo – village Bachinci (rubbish);
- Municipality of Lozovo – immediately next to the water purification plant (rubbish);
- Municipality of Kumanovo – Sredorek neighborhood (rubbish);
- Municipality of Brvenica – village Miletino (forest fire);
- Municipality of Želino – village Dolna Lešnica (low vegetation);
- Municipality of Tearce – village Slatina (low vegetation);
- Municipality of Vrapčište – village Vrapčište, by the Čiflik restaurant (low vegetation);
- Municipality of Gazi Baba – village Trubarevo (low vegetation and rubbish);
- Municipality of Saraj – village Dolno Svilarе (mixed forest and low vegetation).
Commenting on recent weather patterns, the Hydrometeorological Service (UHMR) noted that "July this year was averagely warm and averagely rainy."
Photo: ДЗС (Илустрација – архива)
