Firefighters put out 50 fires across Bulgaria in the past 24 hours, and no one was hurt, the Fire Safety and Population Protection Directorate at the Interior Ministry said. The figures are as of 6am today.

Fire crews answered 87 calls about incidents. Four were false alarms.

Twelve fires caused direct property damage: nine in homes and three in vehicles. The other 38 caused no damage. Of those, 18 were fires in dry grass, forest litter and bushes, 13 were burning rubbish and 2 were in stubble fields.

Crews also carried out 33 rescue and support operations. Five were at vehicle crashes. The other 27 were technical help in various situations, including help for injured people.