Decreasing Fires Across Bulgaria: Focus Shifts to Complex Situations in Voden and Studena

The partial state of emergency declared by the mayor remains in effect in seven villages within the border municipality of Bolyarovo as efforts to combat the fire near the Bulgarian village of Voden continue, reports BNR. The blaze has spread across a broad-leaved massif covering approximately 70,000 acres, according to Senior Commissioner Lyubomir Barov, deputy director of the Main Directorate of Fire Safety and Protection of the Population. Fortunately, there is no immediate threat to populated areas....