Fire has reached about 1,500 hectares in Deliblatska Sands; Šumarak is defended
In a morning report on 9 August, N1 says the Deliblatska Sands fire has affected about 1,500 hectares of forest and low vegetation. Conditions in Šumarak are calmer: part of the fire was extinguished overnight, it did not enter homes, and 50-metre firebreaks are being made in Dubovac. This is later information alongside the Interior Ministry’s 8 August briefing on four major fires.
What matters
About 1,500 hectares
N1 reports that the fire has affected about 1,500 hectares of forest and low vegetation.
Šumarak not reached
According to N1 and a local-administration confirmation to RTS, the fire did not enter homes in Šumarak.
Firebreaks in Dubovac
Machinery is making firebreaks about 50 metres wide to prevent the fire from spreading.
Breakdown by publication
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Danas: Interior Ministry on four major fires
Danas carries the Interior Ministry statement that 484 personnel, more than 110 vehicles and helicopters are deployed at four major fires. It reports more than 700 hectares near Šumarak, containment near Maglič and continuing work in Gabrovnica.
N1: Deliblatska Sands conditions on the morning of 9 August
N1 reports that the fire has affected about 1,500 hectares, but Šumarak was successfully defended and the fire did not enter homes. Firebreaks about 50 metres wide are being made in Dubovac.
Overall takeaway
The fire remains active, but conditions in Šumarak have stabilised; work continues to contain it near Dubovac.
