A powerful fire broke up this Saturday at the Gorice neighborhood in Berat, threatening some buildings.
According to recent information of the local authorities, the firefighters have arrived on the scene and are trying to work for taking the fire under control.
Officual sources say that the fire could have been intentional, the truth will be found out after the fires will be put out.
The same sources add that other objects are being damaged by the fire, such as the Saint Thomas church and some businesses.
Another fire that broke up in the Museum Neighborhood made the Berat Prefect organize a meeting with the civil emergency headquarters.
In this meeting there were leaders from the firefighters, the forest police, chiefs of police and heads of local units, who were updated with the current situation and have taken a series of tasks for facing the situation.
The report of prefect Hoxhaj explains that Berat has had 111 fires from January to July, 66 of which in Berat, 19 in Skrapar and 26 in Kucova, while the summer months are the most dangerous ones.
The most dangerous fires during July took place near the Berat Castle. Prefect Hoxhaj declared that the local unit leaders are the ones who have the legal responsibility to prevent and face the emergencies of forest fires. It is up to the local units to establish teams against forest fires; to appoint prepared forest guards and observers who can cooperate with the firefighters and the police.
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