Hummus-Sana
The firefighting teams in Homs, in cooperation with the people, continue to put out the fires that broke out in separate areas of the western countryside of Homs.
Colonel Othman Juda, commander of the Homs Fire Brigade, stated to SANA's correspondent that the firefighting teams, in cooperation with the people, managed to control the fire that was renewed in the town of Zueitina, and now the cooling operations are underway, indicating that the firefighting teams are continuing the process of extinguishing a new fire that broke out in the town of Al-Mazina, near the dam, and the percentage of control. It's about 90 percent.
Juda indicated that the firefighting teams are currently working in cooperation with the people to control a fire that broke out in weeds in Qala 'Al-Saqa village.
For his part, Elias Bitar, head of the Tal Kalakh Forest Department, said that work is still underway to control the fire that was renewed in the town of Habanamra, which extended greatly due to strong winds and high heat.
Bitar explained that the firefighting teams and the people were able to largely control the fire that broke out in Burj Al-Maksour forest in the western countryside of Talkalakh.
Bitar pointed out that some of the outposts were renewed by the fire that was put out in the area near Ali this morning.
Yesterday, the Homs Fire Brigade was able to extinguish a fire that broke out in the forests of the town of Hob Namira.