Kras wildfire envelops over 100 hectares of forest
Komen, 18 July - The wildfire that broke out on Mount Trstelj in western Slovenia on Thursday morning has so far spread across some 120 hectares of forest, the Forest Service said. According to Simon Vendramin, who heads the intervention effort, 70 fire brigades are fighting what are actually two fires which could merge into one.
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A wildfire breaks out below Mount Trstelj in Kras.
Photo: Komen Voluntary Firefighters' Association
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An air tractor helping to put out a wildfire on Mount Trstelj.
Photo: Rok Peric
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An air tractor helping to put out a wildfire on Mount Trstelj.
Photo: Rok Peric
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Smoke rising from Mount Trstelj.
Photo: Rok Peric
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Firefighers are battling a forest fire on Mount Trstelj.
Photo: Tomaž Lanišek/FB Slovenian Firefighting Association
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Smoke rising from Mount Trstelj.
Photo: Tomaž Lanišek/Slovenian Firefighting Association
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Smoke rising from Mount Trstelj.
Photo: Screenshot of National Environment Agency webcams
Ljubljana
Screenshot of the flight path of an air tractor over the Mount Trstelj fire.
Photo: Flightradar website screenshot
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