Huge Fire Rages in Bulgaria's Rila National Park

Society | September 5, 2008, Friday // 00:00

A huge fire enveloped Bulgaria's national park of Rila to burn 1,300 decares of land in about two days, local authorities reported.

A total of 100 policemen joined the teams of firefighters, forest-guards and servants of the local Civil Defense service, who are still trying to extinguish the flames.

They broke in the area of Arizmanitsa, which is located 1,800 meters above the sea-level and is hard of access.

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