Fires appear near the lakes of Lura, Albanian authorities also intervening with a helicopter

The Ministry of Defense announced today that there are currently four active fires in the entire territory of Albania, mainly in the east, northeast of central Albania, while in the mountainous areas, the difficult terrain has made intervention difficult.

The Minister of Defense, Niko Peleshi, through a post on social networks, announces that the work to extinguish them continues.
“4 active fire hearths are currently active throughout the country. The fire situation in Balgjaj in Kurdari village remains problematic. The operational forces under the coordination of the Civil Protection Agency are continuing to keep the situation under control, to avoid danger near a stable with cattle and dozens of beehives.
“In the village of Madhesh, the administrative unit of Ulëz in Mat, the fire has reached large proportions and is advancing towards the village of Stojan. In addition to the operational forces on the ground, the Cougar helicopter also went to help.”
Meanwhile, the operation to put out the flames in the hearth of the fire in Buza Dede above the village of Gurë-Lure, where the flames are near the lakes of Lura, continues.
“All the operational forces have been distributed in groups in different areas to create a perimeter to maintain the existing line of fire and to extinguish any activation at the edges “, writes Peleshi further in his post on Facebook.

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