Fire extinguisher

Most hospitals in Greece are not adequately protected against fires, according to the national union of public hospital workers, POEDIN.
In a statement on Monday, POEDIN said that just 10 hospitals have fire safety certificates, and that even in those cases there are areas of the hospitals not covered by the safety certificates.

A big fire broke out this morning in Varna. There is a wooden pallet warehouse located on Devnya Street near the railway crossing.

The fire signal was fired around 7:45 am. The fire covered about 1 acre area, with wooden pallets, three cars, a minibus and a bus, boat and jet.

A Turkish bus burns on the Rousse-Byala road. During the accident, inside were only three drivers who were able to escape.

The bus came from Istanbul to Bucharest to take passengers for its first course, bTV announced.

A fire that broke out at a brewery in Istanbul's Bahçelievler district has been brought under control after a one-and-half-hour extinguishing work.

A big fire broke out last night at the District Heating Company - Sliven, and the extinguishing continues. According to information from the last minute, a fire is burning in the "Druzhba" quarter of Sofia. It is supposed that the flames are caused by the ignition of tires. Above the neighborhood there is thick dark smoke.

Turkey faces similar risks and while it is good at extinguishing forest fires it needs to focus more on preventive measures, according to Professor Doğanay Tolunay, from İstanbul University's Forestry Faculty.

Firefighters in Shumen have extinguished a fire in a truck carrying 200 pigs, the press center of the MoI Directorate has announced.

Two coaches on a fast passenger train caught on fire at Konyovo station between Nova Zagora and Yambol.
 
The report of the incident was filed around 20.02. Two fire-fighting teams arrived on the scene and began extinguish the fire. Other teams of the fire brigade, police, ambulances and BDZ staff are traveling to the scene.
 

Bulgaria's Road Infrastructure informs motorists on how to react in the event of fire or accident in the renovated Echemishka and Vitinya Tunnels on Hemus motorway. The 3-minute video is available on the websites of the road agency (RIA) and the Ministry of Regional Development and Public Works.

The Argentine submarine with a 44-member crew which disappeared two weeks ago reported a fire in their batteries before interrupting the radio link. This was announced by the Argentinian navy, Nova TV reported.

Short circuit has caused smoke but no flames and the fire has been extinguished.