Firefighters put out 56 fires across Bulgaria in the past 24 hours, with no deaths or injuries, the Fire Safety and Civil Protection Directorate at the Interior Ministry said.

Crews responded to 88 calls in total.

In 18 of the fires, there was direct property damage. Six broke out in homes, eight in vehicles and one in an outdoor structure.

Firefighters also took part in 24 rescue and assistance operations. Six of them were at vehicle crashes and one at a domestic or industrial incident.

Eight calls during the day turned out to be false alarms.