The Fire Safety and Population Protection Directorate reports three people injured in fires across Bulgaria over the past 24 hours. Firefighters answered 254 calls and put out 185 fires.
21 of the fires caused direct property damage. They hit five homes, two industrial buildings, one forest area, four outbuildings, temporary or makeshift structures, and other sites. Another 164 fires caused no damage. Of these, 106 were in dry grass, forest litter and bushes, four were in stubble fields, and the rest were of other types.
Besides fires, crews carried out 56 rescue and assistance operations. There were 14 vehicle crashes, and 39 calls were for technical help to other Interior Ministry units. There were 13 false alarms.