One person died and another was injured in 43 fires across Bulgaria in the past 24 hours, the fire safety directorate (GDPBZN) at the Interior Ministry said on its website.

Fifteen of the fires caused damage. Nine were in homes, one in an industrial building and three in vehicles.

The other 28 fires caused no damage. Dry grass, forest litter and bushes burned in ten of them, stubble fields in two and rubbish in eleven.

Crews responded to 93 calls about incidents. Six were false alarms. Firefighters also took part in rescue and support work 44 times, including road crashes and the removal of dangerous objects.

A few days ago in Pleven, a 71-year-old man died after a fire in his flat.