site.btaKostinbrod Municipality Declares Partial State of Disaster after Fire Spreads to Three Villages

Kostinbrod Municipality, Western Bulgaria, declared on Monday a partial state of disaster after the villages of Opitsvet, Bezden, and Bogyovtsi were affected by a large fire, according to a post on the Kostinbrod Municipality Facebook page published late Monday. The fire is threatening to reach the village of Ponor as well.

The post reads: "The goal is to mobilize all necessary resources to protect people's lives, health and property, as well as to ensure coordination between institutions, volunteers and local authorities. All citizens should strictly follow the instructions of the competent authorities! We thank all those who took part and are still on the ground, battling the fire."

The Fire Safety and Civil Protection General Directorate reported earlier Monday that a fire was burning in the area between Aldomirovtsi Marsh and Bezden. Houses in Bezden have been damaged.