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The members of the Homs Fire Brigade continue to put out the great fire that broke out since yesterday afternoon in the woods of the village of “Qarab Ali” in the Wadi Al-Nadara area in the western countryside of Homs.
Colonel Osman Juda, commander of the regiment, said in a statement to SANA's correspondent that the regiment's members, in cooperation with the Civil Defense and the Fire Department of the Agriculture Directorate, were still carrying out operations to extinguish the fire until this evening, explaining that the rugged terrain did not allow fire trucks to reach all areas.
Goda indicated that, in cooperation with technical services staff and the provincial police command, fire roads are being opened to reach the spots where the fire continues, indicating that the firefighting cadres are also supported by ambulances around the clock.
In turn, Elias Bitar, head of the Tal Kalakh Forest Division, stated that the fire affected a large area of old forest trees at the location of the village of "Qarub Ali". With the fire extinguished, the affected area will be estimated.
Yesterday, members of the Homs Fire Brigade extinguished several fires that broke out with forest and fruit trees in different areas of the western countryside of Homs.