FLASH
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Near the area of the flames, there is a deposit with nearly 5,000 liters of gas...
The situation continues to be alarming in Lezha District, especially in Shengjin. The flames have reached residential areas, endangering homes and businesses. In some images distributed by the Ministry of the Interior, it appears that a residence has been burned. But the biggest danger is seen in the port.
The reason is the fact that there is a 5 thousand liter gas deposit nearby. The flames are close to the warehouse and an explosion would be catastrophic. For this reason, the evacuation of residents has started.
Meanwhile, firefighting teams, assisted by volunteer forces, residents of the area and the police, have been fighting the flames for several hours. Minister Taulat Balla himself writes that two planes from Italy have also come to help.
" The confrontation with the flames continues in Shengjin, where firefighting planes from Italy have also joined ," he writes
Also favored by the strong wind, the fire managed to include the cemetery of Shengjin, with the authorities finding it impossible to intervene to extinguish the fire.
While the Ministry of Defense informs that despite the continuous work of the operational forces in the field, under the coordination of the Civil Defense Agency, the situation in the hearth of the fire in the village of Mal Shengjin is problematic.
In addition to the firefighting forces of the local government, the Cougar helicopter was also engaged in extinguishing the flames, but as a result of the strong wind, the fire spread, endangering the residential areas and businesses in the area.
Yesterday, 20 fire engines operated throughout the night with 60 firefighting forces. Today, apart from the Cougar helicopter, 40 firefighting vehicles and 150 operational forces are working.
After the request to the European Civil Protection Mechanism, two Canadair planes arrived very quickly for intervention from the air. The situation continues to remain problematic despite all the commitment at the national level.
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