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The partial state of emergency declared in Chepelare municipality remains in force due to the large fire near the village of Hvojna.

During the night, teams of the fire brigade were on duty on the spot, and the deputy mayor of Chepelare Stoyan Kuzmov called on the volunteers who want to help in extinguishing the fire - to be in the town today at 8 a.m.

Firefighters worked for yet another night to extinguish the flare-ups in Evros, near the Turkish border. According to the Fire Brigade, their efforts to extinguish the flames are primarily focused on the areas of Lefkimmi, Kotronia, and Tris Vryses, which are experiencing the highest number of flare-ups. Simultaneously, there are also reports of flare-ups in the Kassiteri region.

Firefighters are on Monday working to contain rekindled fires on the fronts in Evros and Rodopi, situated near the Turkish border.

The investigation into the serious incident at a gas station in Romania continues. The two explosions on Saturday killed three people and injured nearly 60, many of them seriously.

The Romanian Prime Minister ordered immediate checks after reports that the gas station was unlicensed. According to preliminary information, the cause of the accident was a lit cigarette.

Admission to Bulgarian hospitals is being organized for some of the victims of the gas station explosions near the Romanian town of Crevedia, the Ministry of Health announced.

The number of people injured in two explosions at an unlicensed liquefied petroleum gas filling station north of Bucharest rose to 57. Two people died.

Nearly 300 decares of municipal deciduous forest burned in the fire near the village of Belevren, near the Bulgarian-Turkish border.

The two fires in the Burgas region have already been localized - in the area of Belevren and between the villages of Rosen and Ravna Gora.

The Greek authorities report a significant improvement in the fire situation.

Tourists are warned to be careful in several areas of the country where strong winds are blowing.

There are no fire outbreaks near the Bulgarian border.

Police has arrested two people in connection with the wildfires that started near the town of Avlonas, north of Attica, on Thursday.

Three fires broke out within three hours in the area. Two of them were extinguished while the third in the Agios Georgios area is ongoing.

A seasonal firefighter is accused of intentionally starting a fire in a forested area in southern Kefalonia on August 13. 

The suspect appeared in court on Wednesday where he was ordered to remain detained and was given time until Friday to present his defense. 

Bulgarian firefighters are leaving for Greece today to help deal with the raging large forest fires. Bulgarian firefighters are expected to assist the Greek ground firefighting teams in the area of Alexandropoulis.