Wildfires

Fire at Plat put out, fire near Skradin put under control

14.08.2012 u 18:12

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A wild-fire which raged for a few days in Plat near Dubrovnik was completely extinguished on Tuesday afternoon, the National Protection and Rescue Directorate (DUZS) said in a statement.

The blaze burnt grass and shrubs at a space 450 hectares large, of which 320 hectares are on Croatia's territory and the rest in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Fire-fighters were still battling against a fire in Komin, also in the area of Dubrovnik.

A wild-fire near Skradin was contained in Tuesday afternoon and 420 hectares of grass and pine forests were engulfed in this blaze.