CMC: 27 open-area fires registered by 18:00; 11 still active
As of 18:00 the Crisis Management Centre counted 27 open-area fires: 11 active, 3 controlled and 13 extinguished.
The Crisis Management Centre (CMC) reported that, as of 18:00 today, authorities have registered a total of 27 fires in open areas across the country; 11 remain active, three are under control and 13 have been extinguished.
Active incidents and locations
Active fires are scattered across several municipalities, affecting both low vegetation and forested areas. The CMC lists the following locations as active:
- Studenichani Municipality: Morane – Vrtekica – Ramni Gaber (mixed forest)
- Zelenikovo Municipality: Dobrino and Tisovica (oak and hornbeam forest)
- Saray Municipality: Bojane (mixed forest)
- Macedonski Brod Municipality: Vidush area, near Dragov Dol and near Lokvica (low vegetation, low-stemmed forest and shrubs)
- Jegunovce and Saray Municipalities: Kopance and Tudenec in Jegunovce, with spread toward Bojane in Saray (mixed forest)
- Prilep Municipality: Chanishta village, with two fronts — one toward Zovik, the other toward Krusevica (low vegetation)
- Staro Nagorichane Municipality: Suv Orah (forest fire; one house has been affected)
- Gostivar Municipality: Gjonovica (low-stemmed vegetation)
- Jegunovce Municipality: Kopance and Tudenec (low vegetation)
- Tetovo Municipality: Falishte (low vegetation)
- Arachinovo Municipality: Orlanci (landfill)
According to the CMC, fires remain active in the territories of Studenichani, Macedonski Brod and Prilep near the village of Chanishta.
The CMC also reported three incidents that are under control: Delchevo (landfill) in Delchevo Municipality; Debreshe (landfill) in Dolneni Municipality; and Musnici (low vegetation) in Mogila Municipality.
Thirteen fires have been extinguished, including cases in the following localities: Miletino (Brvenica Municipality), Zheleznica (Kratovo Municipality, landfill), Vetunica (Rankovce Municipality), near Karabunjishte and Buzalkovo as well as Dobrino and Tisovica (Veles Municipality, low-stemmed vegetation), Batinci (Studenichani Municipality), Paligrad (Zelenikovo Municipality, low vegetation and forest), Ljuboten (Shtip Municipality, low-stemmed vegetation), Sredorek (Dolneni Municipality), Volkovo (Gjorche Petrov Municipality) — listed twice in the CMC report — Rashche (Saray Municipality), Laka area (Saray Municipality, low vegetation) and Kiro Gligorov Boulevard in Aerodrom Municipality (waste material).
Photo: CUK
