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The exodus of forest and peat fires, which is still being erased in Kurzeme, has also reached Saldus and Talsi. The number of firefighters added to eradication work on the third day of the day.
Clearing jobs are on three sides. Firefighters move cautiously towards the epicenter of the fire. Experts from all regions work on the site. On Friday, July 20, firefighters also came from Latgale. They are all experienced experts, because the burning of peat is particularly dangerous – it can burn the layers, forming a pit that can not be spotted.
The generalized forest fires of the municipality of Talsi could also be felt more than 35 kilometers from the fire zone during the summer of Valdgale.
The Health Inspection reports that there is no specific level of precautionary measures that can be detrimental to health – this can vary from person to person. other,
therefore, the health of the people of the Kurzeme region Each person is invited to evaluate his state of health and to follow the recommendations of the medical emergency service.
Inta Palkavniece, specialist in fire and rescue services Ella Semjonova
"You can see the place of the event that the wind also has an impact on the other side of the city, in Kurzeme, there is no reason to fear that the flames will spread quickly to the nearest cities, because they do not are not, but there is also an extinction and the door feels they do not stay in direct austerity, and they feel that they have health problems, they should immediately consult doctors, "says Inta Palkavniece, a specialist in the National Fire and Rescue Service.
Due to the changing wind, the fire appears in places where the flames were limited.
Due to intensive work, water levels fell near lakes and rivers. Firefighters say that it is not critical. There are still plenty of places to go for water in the neighborhood.
About 100 firefighters as well as employees of the National Forest Service, National Armed Forces (NBS), National Guard and other services were involved in the fire control. The involvement of helicopters provided by border guards, national armed forces and Lithuanian authorities is a major contribution.
NAF helicopters completed their on-site work on Friday.
The planes need maintenance, so they went to Lielvardi.
Friday afternoon, Talsi's side, it rained, but it's hard to tell if and how it helped to fight the flames.
The burning bog belongs to the Danish company SIA Pindstrup in Latvia. Company employees participate in extinguishing fires. The badistants are also invited by other peat extraction companies. The representative of "Pindstrup Latvia", Andy Lochmell, told Latvian television that the spokesperson of "Pindstrup Latvia" had said on Latvian television.
"There were peat bogs, the workers were beside them and the fire technician was immediately involved, unfortunately, after cleaning a pile, the tractor was drowned because of overheated cables and died with The backhoe trailer The fire took this tractor and it intensified the spread of fire, although at that time there was already a fairly large expanse of fire, "said Lochmell.
The fire was reported Tuesday by the Talsi side on Tuesday, July 17th. Already on Wednesday, most of the residents of Stikli village, including those who lived there, were evacuated from their homes. The majority of people at home are seniors.
Information from the environmental monitoring program of the European Union Copernicus shows that the area of forest and peatland burned in the civil parish of Valdgale on Thursday evening amounted to 715 hectares
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