Bulgarian Authorities Contain Pirin Fire - For Now

Efforts continue to fully extinguish the fire in the Pirin region, which had flared up again in remote areas near Pirin National Park. The renewed outbreaks have now been put out, according to Commissioner Valentin Vassilev from the Blagoevgrad Regional Fire Department, who confirmed that teams remained on site throughout the night. Today’s focus is on extinguishing internal hotspots, with crews from the fire department, forest services, and volunteers all participating....