[INTERNATIONAL] · Serbia, Bosnia & Herzegovina, North Macedonia, Slovenia, Croatia · 24 sources

1 day ago

Serbia and Balkans face widespread forest and landfill fires

Serbia forest fires landfill fire Balkans high fire risk

A series of large forest and landfill fires are burning across the Balkans. In Serbia, a blaze near Leskovac has spread to Razgojna, Grdanica and Donja Lokošnica, prompting an urgent public warning. Fires near Kraljevo have consumed about 80 hectares of forest and 70 hectares of grass, while fires around Knjaževac and Zaječar have burned roughly 150 hectares of forest near Ušće. The Deliblatska peščara reserve is on fire, with about 500 hectares of forest affected. Landfill fires have erupted at Bačka Palanka, where a state of emergency was declared, and at the Srem‑Mačva site near Jarak, producing thick smoke over Sremska Mitrovica. The European Forest Fire Information System has forecast an extremely high fire‑risk level for the Balkans over the next week. In Bosnia‑Herzegovina’s Herzegovina‑Neretva Canton, numerous open‑air and landfill fires were recorded, the highest number of interventions occurring around Čapljina. Similar incidents are reported in Macedonia, Slovenia, Croatia and Slovakia, reflecting a regional surge in fire activity driven by hot, dry, windy conditions.

Entities: Bačka Palanka · Bačka Palanka (Serbia) · Bačka Palanka municipality · Deliblatska Peščara · Deliblatska peščara (Serbia) · European Forest Fire Information System · European Forest Fire Information System (EFFIS) · Greshnica · Herzegovina‑Neretva Canton · Ibarska klisura · Knjaževac (Serbia) · Kraljevo

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[● 2 SOURCES] A fire at the regional Srem‑Mačva landfill near Jarak produced thick smoke over Sremska Mitrovica. (b9be8ca1-7059-4284-b5fc-0e079319f65a)
[○ 1 SOURCE] A fire near Kraljevo in Serbia burned approximately 80 hectares of forest. (ff15e6c6-cba1-4bdd-a28d-2be02f816f51)
[● 3 SOURCES] Multiple fires were recorded in the Herzegovina‑Neretva Canton, with the largest number of interventions in the Čapljina area. (d5936666-82fc-4525-8975-bbed8606aceb)
[○ 1 SOURCE] An active fire was reported in the Macedonian village of Greshnica, Stojanova Naselba. (b9be8ca1-7059-4284-b5fc-0e079319f65a)
[○ 1 SOURCE] Fires near Knjaževac and Zaječar burned about 150 hectares of forest near Ušće. (97af845c-d3a2-4975-9b69-e22b03b5a674)
[○ 1 SOURCE] A fire near Leskovac in Serbia continued to spread to Razgojna, Donja Lokosnica and other nearby hamlets. (d8d33af2-b53b-4dc9-a7d4-dadde897bba2)
[○ 1 SOURCE] A landfill fire in Bačka Palanka, Serbia, was declared a state of emergency. (3a550e1e-d571-4618-9a9b-26e83c022da5)
[○ 1 SOURCE] The European Forest Fire Information System forecast an extremely high fire risk for the Balkans over the next seven days. (862b158a-4a72-41f3-9ff4-d0f65dbd8157)
[○ 1 SOURCE] Fires near Knjaževac and Zaječar burned about 150 hectares near Ušće. (97af845c-d3a2-4975-9b69-e22b03b5a674)
[● 2 SOURCES] Fire in Deliblatska peščara burned about 500 hectares of forest. (c0e77bde-6e74-4024-bccc-fb2c0d510fd1)
[● 2 SOURCES] Landfill fire in Bačka Palanka was declared a state of emergency. (3a550e1e-d571-4618-9a9b-26e83c022da5)
[○ 1 SOURCE] Fire near Leskovac spread to Razgojna, Grdanica and Donja Lokosnica. (d8d33af2-b53b-4dc9-a7d4-dadde897bba2)