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AUTHOR:M.J. GDNUS
Another difficult day in the fight against fires throughout Montenegro.
The Directorate for Protection and Rescue announced that fires are currently active in the municipalities of Podgorica, Bar, Budva, Nikšić, Šavnik and Bijelo Polje.
In the territory of the municipality of Podgorica, fires are active in the locations of Piper, Kakaricka gora, Smokovac, Rogami and Doljani.
Fires are localized in the territory of the municipalities of Budva and Bar - in the places of Kufin, Buljarica, Čanj, but the situation is still being monitored because new flare-ups are possible.
While extinguishing the fire in Kuči, soldier Dejan Božović from Danilovgrad died, while Marko Iković suffered serious injuries. August 14 has been declared a Day of Mourning.
The Canadians sent to Montenegro by Croatia and Italy through the European Union Civil Protection Mechanism have returned after providing assistance, and a helicopter from Hungary has been announced for tomorrow.
Follow the live events below:
21:29 Bojanović: Situation under control, but still serious, fire front wide and dangerous, we are on duty tonight
21:14 Readers send in - burning in Smokovac, fire has descended near the highway
21:11 Nikšić: New arson fires in Velimlje and Golija
Just when it seemed that the fires in the Nikšić municipality were under control and that the hardworking firefighters would have a short break, a new firestorm swept through Velimlje and Golija. As the head of the Nikšić Protection and Rescue Service, Slavko Tadić, told the RTNK portal, they are almost certain that these fires were arson.
"This is a very inaccessible terrain. We expect an air-helicopter unit to come to the rescue in Velimlje in the morning," Tadić said.
20:10 Canadians return to Croatia and Italy
Canadians sent to Montenegro by Croatia and Italy through the European Union Civil Protection Mechanism have returned after providing assistance, Pobjeda was confirmed.
20:00 Fire in Buljarica is active on higher elevations covered with vegetation, but is moving towards complete localization.
The Budva Protection and Rescue Service confirmed to Primorska Portal that the situation is under control and that the arrival of Canadians from Croatia in this area has yielded serious results.
18:44 Bojanović seeks medical help
The acting commander of the Capital City Protection and Rescue Service, Nikola Bojanović, had to seek medical help at the Emergency Service. As he told "Dan", it is due to exhaustion and several hours of exposure to smoke.
– I am currently in the emergency room due to fatigue and smoke from the several hours I spent in the intervention. After that, I will return to my work tasks - said Bojanović, earlier in the day.
18:39 The government decided in a telephone session to declare the day after tomorrow, August 14, a Day of Mourning for the death of soldier Dejan Božović, who died today in a tanker overturning while helping to put out a fire.
18:27 Spajić: Help is arriving from Austria, Italy, the Czech Republic, Hungary and the UAE, we will create a register of damage, all firefighters will be financially rewarded
18:21 Bar: Kosovo citizen ARRESTED on suspicion of causing a fire
The Bar Security Department's emergency service was reported today at around 11:30 a.m. that a fire had broken out in the town of Zaljevo, which had affected low vegetation. Immediately upon receiving the report, members of the Protection and Rescue Service were sent to the scene and localized the fire.
"Regarding the above-mentioned event, the State Prosecutor at the Basic State Prosecutor's Office in Bar was notified, and upon his order an on-site investigation was carried out.
Based on the numerous criminal and operational activities undertaken, police officers quickly identified and subsequently located a Kosovo citizen, S.L. (38), who was brought to the premises of the Bar Security Department to collect information.
