Firefighters put out 69 fires across Bulgaria in the past 24 hours, and one person was hurt, the Fire Safety and Population Protection Directorate at the interior ministry said.

Of the fires, 58 caused no damage. Rubbish burned in 32 cases, dry grass, forest litter and bushes in 15, and stubble in one. Another 4 fires started from cooking appliances and chimneys, and 6 had other causes.

Eleven fires caused direct damage: 3 in homes, 2 in industrial buildings, 1 in an outdoor structure and 5 of other types.

Crews also carried out 27 rescue and support operations, including technical help, removing dangerous objects and helping residents and other agencies.

Firefighters attended 5 road crashes as well, and 4 calls to the fire service turned out to be false alarms.