A fire in the central part of the Balkan Range has been extinguished, the Ministry of Environment and Water said on Saturday.
The rain that fell around 4 pm over the area helped to bring the fire under control. For more than 72 hours, efforts to extinguish it continued in the Steneto reserve on the territory of the Central Balkan National Park, the Ministry said.
Employees of the park directorate, forest farms, firefighters from local regional services, over 55 military personnel from the 61st Stryamska Mechanized…