Firefighters in Bulgaria answered 246 calls over the past 24 hours and put out 173 fires, the Fire Safety and Civil Protection Directorate said. No one died or was hurt in the fires.
25 of the fires caused damage: 15 in homes, 2 in outbuildings, 4 in vehicles and 4 of other types. The other 148 caused no damage. Of these, 103 were in dry grass, forest litter and bushes, 35 in rubbish, 2 in stubble fields and 8 of other types.
Crews also went to 61 rescue and assistance calls. Nine were road crashes involving vehicles. Another 49 were calls for technical help, such as removing dangerous objects, rescuing animals and helping people. There were also 12 false alarms.