38 fires and 87 incident reports in the country

Over the past 24 hours, the teams of the General Directorate "Fire Safety and Population Protection" have responded to 87 incident reports. As a result of the firefighters' intensive work, 38 fires were extinguished.

Incident with an injured person near Pleven

While attempting to personally extinguish a "Citroën C4" passenger car on the road between Pleven and the village of Brestovets, a 58-year-old man sustained burns to his hands.

The report was filed yesterday at 5:15 PM. According to experts, the probable cause of the flames was a short circuit in the vehicle's electrical system.

Fire department statistics:

  • Fires with material damage: 12 (5 in residential buildings and 4 in vehicles).
  • Fires without material damage: 26 (including 5 in dry grass and 15 in waste).
  • Rescue activities: 45 operations, of which 4 were related to road accidents.
  • False alarms: 4 reports.