Croatian media reported on Tuesday evening that a fire broke out near Split in southern Croatia. Afraid of fire Tourists started leaving their rented accommodation.
“The fire in the village of Żrnovnica is still active and spreading in the area. Currently approx 160 firefightersWho will have a very long night ahead,” the fire brigade said during the night from Tuesday to Wednesday, quoted by the Dalmacija Danas website. Firefighters from Zadar, Split and Šibenik were called to put out the fire.
Croatia was on fire. Tourists left the residences
“The situation is difficult, We save from house to houseAnd the firefighting planes stopped helping us at night. We are asking the public to take shelter at home as we cannot help at this time,” one of the fire chiefs told Nova TV.
due to fire Traffic was stopped on the district road Between the village of Żrnovica and Tugare, there is a diversion to the Adriatic highway between Omiš and Split. The newspaper “Slobodna Dalmacija” from where the fire is fighting, because of its spread, more and more tourists started to leave nearby residences. Media reported that the smell of burning could be felt in Split, 15 km away.
According to the newspaper, the fire spread overnight Olive groves. Then residents of the Żrnovica area grabbed chainsaws and started cutting trees near their homes. This action was taken to prevent the fire from spreading further.
Fire in Croatia. Firefighters battle adverse weather conditions
They must make the situation worse Violent stormsCrossed Croatia on Tuesday evening. Around 11 pm on Tuesday, lightning struck several places in the open and led to fresh fires. The fire quickly spread to plants and grass.
Before 4:00 a.m., firefighters reported that some of these fires were contained and extinguished.
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