58 fires in 24 hours across Bulgaria, two people die

Two people died in fires in Bulgaria in the past 24 hours, and firefighters put out 58 blazes, the Fire Safety and Civil Protection Directorate said.

Crews handled 89 call-outs in all.

Fires caused direct property damage in 14 cases. Nine fires broke out in homes and seven in vehicles. Another 44 caused no property damage.

Crews also went out 28 more times on rescue and assistance operations.

Three of the calls were false alarms, the directorate said.