A first-degree warning for dangerously high temperatures remains in effect in almost all regions of Bulgaria this Sunday. In some parts the maximum temperatures are expected to reach as high as 38 °C. The dangerous weather warning does not apply..
The fire between villages of Studena and Dervishka Mogila in the region of Svilengrad, has been put out. For three days, teams of firefighters, military and forest officials fought the fire, which destroyed 500 decares of deciduous and coniferous..
Firefighting in the area of Svilengrad continues. Heavy-duty equipment has been making clearings in hard-to-reach places and teams patrol the perimeter, extinguishing spreading fires. The fire started from a spark of a tractor while cleaning a pasture, BNR..
The fire in Sakar Mountain next to the Bulgaria-Turkey border has been extinguished, after raging for four days , BNT reports. More than 200 people – volunteers, firefighters, forestry workers, soldiers, as well as a military helicopter..
The big fires raging in the municipalities of Svilengrad and Topolovgrad have already been limited from three sides. This was announced at a briefing in the village of Studena by Chief Commissioner Nikolay Nikolov, director of the Fire Safety and..
A state of emergency has been declared in the municipality of Svilengrad near Haskovo because of the big fire spreading from the Topolovgrad municipality and the strong wind. The fire started in the area of the village of Lesovo near Yambol,..
Fire engulfed the Ruse State Opera in flames and completely destroyed its roof. There are no reports of casualties, but the material damage is enormous. The building of the Ruse Opera is emblematic to the Bulgarian city. It was built with church funds..
The fire near Dupnitsa has been extinguished and the partial state of emergency put in place in the town has been lifted. The situation was aggravated after a pine forest caught fire close to Struma motorway , and the fire spread to an..
The fire near the villages of Bryagovo, Lyubenovo and Rhodopi near Haskovo has spread over 800 hectares of land. 93 fire fighters, forest rangers, military personnel and volunteers have joined the efforts to put out the conflagration. Heavy machinery..
A fire broke out at the sulfur cleaning system of unit 7 of Maritsa East 2 Thermal Power Plant in Bulgaria during planned repair works. All measures have been taken to secure the area. There are no injured workers and there no danger for the population..
