Emergency expert alerts: Fires in Gjakova, out of control

According to him, a small number of Gjakova municipality firefighters cannot afford to extinguish fires that are already out of control.

He has requested general mobilization by the Ministry of Internal Affairs Emergency Management Agency to help the Gjakova firemen.

Ahmeti has also said the need is military involvement to achieve adequate mobilization for fires to be controlled.

The fire is not near houses, but they are burning acres of forest and fields. There are several fires that, given the small number of firefighters that have the Gjakova municipality, are very difficult to control, so there is considerable forest damage”, Tahiri told Periscope.

On the other hand, incumbent Prime Minister Ramush Haradinaj has announced today that due to the outbreak of fires in the municipality of Gjakova, the Kosovo Army has also been engaged.

The news was made known through a Facebook post.

“The outbreak of fires in the Gjakova municipality is disturbing because of the extent in huge space. I'm in touch with the Chairman of Gjakova, and we're closely following the status quo. Firefighters from five municipalities in the region have been mobilised, as have Kosovo Police. Also, an army unit in the endangered body of” has been urgently mobilised, Haradinaj writes.