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Forest fire near Trebinje spreads to 20 kilometers as helicopter and firefighters continue operations

Trebinje · started August 26, 2026 at 10:06 AM · last changed 22h ago

Summary

A forest fire that has burned for several days near Trebinje expanded to a 20-kilometer fire line with fresh flare-ups driven by wind, as firefighters, civil protection, volunteers and an armed forces helicopter continue defending households in villages Željevo, Konjsko and Orašje while also protecting the city's main water source.

This summary was written by a language model from the 17 sources listed below.

Extract from the source

On je rekao da su vatrogasci odbranili i ostale kritične tačke u selima, gdje se vatra bila primakla kućama. "Veliki napad vatre bio je noćas

Timeline

  1. Požar na području Trebinja prijetio je domaćinstvima i naselju Gučina, a vatrogasci, pripadnici Javne ustanove 'Ekologija i bezbjednost', dobrovoljci i helikopter Oružanih snaga BiH uložili su napore da ga spreče. Helikopter je tokom šest sati izbacio 73 tone vode na više od 20 aktivnih požarišta, dok je mještanima uspjelo da ugase požar u selima Kremeni Do i Željevo.

    Start

  2. New reports confirm the fire line has expanded to approximately 20 kilometers and the situation worsened again in the afternoon, with fire also threatening the city's main water source Vrelo oko in addition to the settlement of Gučina.

    Trebinje · 4 sources

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Locations

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Why these locations are marked

Bosnia and Herzegovina, Nikšić and Kolašin are marked as sources of information or reference points but are not fire locations; firefighting and helicopter operations are coordinated from Trebinje and other services, not from those places.

  • Željevo
  • where it happenedTrebinje - area where the fire is burning
Severity81

Total — band kritično (70–100)

Sources (17)

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