Prisadec

The road to Greece is closed because of a new fire in the Kresna Gorge. It is supposed that the flames have started from unextinguished cigarette, bTV reported. Firefighters were sent to the site.

The western front of the fire at Stara Kresna blazed again this morning. The smoke is visible on the E79 international road, and the flames are near the railway line.

A new fire broke out around noon near the Bulgarian  border with Turkey, bTV reported.

Dry grasses and shrubs are now burning between the villages of Filipovo, Prisadec, Matochina and Varnik.

On site were sent 5 fire-fighting teams from Haskovo and 3 fire-fighting vehicles.

There is no danger to the local population.