A Large Fire Has Engulfed the Croatian Island of Dugi Otok
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Big problems on Dugi otok today due to fire.
Firefighters in Croatia are battling another fire that broke out on the island of Dugi Otok on Friday evening, according to local broadcaster HRT, which said a pine forest had caught fire.
Strong winds intensified the fire on Dugi Otok again around noon today, which firefighters had already managed to contain in the morning. Due to the challenging conditions, they had to turn on the fire engines again, and the weather conditions are making extinguishing the fire very difficult, Matej Rudić, the commander of the Zadar County firefighters, told the Croatian news agency Hina. "Unfortunately, what we feared has happened. The air force…
In Croatia, a large fire on the island of Dugi Otok, off Zadar, is threatening a large number of homes
On Dugi Otok, the flames are threatening both holiday homes and residential buildings, and the problems are compounded by the fact that the area is difficult to access.
The fire that broke out above Brbinje on Dugi Otok after 8 p.m. on Friday was localized at 8 a.m. on Saturday, Zadar County Fire Chief Matej Rudić confirmed to Hina. The fight against the fire was exhausting, but all the buildings, which are private houses and cottages in the bays, were defended. The fire front was extremely demanding, three kilometers long and one kilometer wide, and in many parts the terrain was impassable, Rudić said.
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