Fires contained in Serbia
Reuters
2012-08-27
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STORY: A forest fire at Tara National Park, a popular tourist spot in western Serbia, has been almost contained by the early hours of Monday ) after raging through the night. Authorities had prepared evacuation plans at Tara but the situation improved making evacuations unnecessary. No casualties have been reported.
Predrag Maric, head of the Serbian Interior Ministry's emergencies department, said on Monday that 430 firefighters deployed on the ground had managed to contain the fire, although firefighting planes could not operate in the area due to heavy clouds.
STORY: A forest fire at Tara National Park, a popular tourist spot in western Serbia, has been almost contained by the early hours of Monday ) after raging through the night. Authorities had prepared evacuation plans at Tara but the situation improved making evacuations unnecessary. No casualties have been reported.
Predrag Maric, head of the Serbian Interior Ministry's emergencies department, said on Monday that 430 firefighters deployed on the ground had managed to contain the fire, although firefighting planes could not operate in the area due to heavy clouds.
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