2 dead, 1 injured in forest fire in Bulgaria

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SOFIA, Aug. 4 (Xinhua) -- Two foresters were killed and one of their colleagues was injured in a forest fire in southwestern Bulgaria on Wednesday, the Interior Ministry said in a press release.

Firefighting operations were underway but the fire was contained, according to the ministry.

Firefighters battled at least two more wildfires in the southern part of the country, said the ministry.

One of the fires started on Wednesday noon near the village of Starosel, 180 km southeast of Sofia and the other one was in the area of the village of Svirachi near Haskovo, 340 km southeast of Sofia. Enditem

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