Forest Fire Above Knez Selo near Nis Contained
The blaze broke out Friday morning in dry grass, low brush and woodland near Knez Selo. Firefighters have contained it and are working to put it out completely.
A fire in the village of Knez Selo, near Nis, was reported to police on Friday, October 9, around 8 a.m. According to the Nis Police Department, dry grass and low brush were burning, and the flames spread to the forest. The fire was contained around 11:30, and firefighters are still working to put it out completely.
Who is on the scene?
Seven members of the firefighting and rescue brigade are on site with three fire trucks. Workers from the forestry enterprise are also helping. Nise Vesti reports that they are employees of “Srbijasume” and that a pine forest above the village is burning.
Nis police said in a statement:
“Thanks to the swift and selfless intervention of the firefighter-rescuers, the fire has been contained, and work is under way to extinguish it completely.”
The cause of the fire has not been announced so far. The size of the affected area is not known, and no injuries have been mentioned.
Are homes in Knez Selo at risk?
According to Nise Vesti, the fire does not currently threaten houses in the village. Police did not address the question separately.
Did the fire also break out the day before?
The police report covers only the morning of October 9. Residents, whose words are relayed by Nise Vesti, say a fire broke out on the same slope as early as Thursday afternoon. According to them, firefighters put it out then, but it flared up again on Friday morning. Police have not confirmed this, so it remains unclear whether this is one fire that kept smoldering or two separate ones.
Firefighting on the ground continues, and details on the cause and the area burned will be known once the responsible services release them.
