Firefighters put out 32 fires across Bulgaria in the past 24 hours, and one person died, the Fire Safety and Civil Protection Directorate of the Interior Ministry said.

Crews responded to 85 calls in all.

Of the fires, 19 caused direct property damage: 13 in homes, three in vehicles, one in a temporary structure and two of another type. The other 13 caused no damage. Eight of those were in rubbish, two in cooking appliances and chimneys, and three were of another type.

Crews also carried out 48 rescue and support jobs. Four were at car crashes. The other 44 were technical help: assisting other Interior Ministry units, removing dangerous objects, helping people and pumping out water. Firefighters also answered five false alarms.

At about 10pm last night, an apartment caught fire in a residential block in the Geo Milev district of Sofia, on Nikolay Kopernik Street, near the 93rd school "Alexander Teodorov-Balan", BTA reported. Two fire engines and an ambulance were sent.