Firemen stop fire near Serbian monastery in Greece

Serbian firefighters stopped the fire near the Serbian Orthodox Monastery of Hilandar on Mt. Athos on Saturday and the monastery is no longer threatened.

Izvor: Tanjug

Sunday, 12.08.2012.

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BELGRADE Serbian firefighters stopped the fire near the Serbian Orthodox Monastery of Hilandar on Mt. Athos on Saturday and the monastery is no longer threatened. This is according to Serbian police (MUP) Emergency Situations Sector Chief Predrag Maric. Firemen stop fire near Serbian monastery in Greece “The fire was localized at about 1,300 meters from the Hilandar Monastery around 22:00 CET on Saturday and the rain which followed only helped the extinguishing,” Maric explained. “The firefighters and all others who helped in the action are well and no one is injured,” he said, adding that they would continue to work on fighting the fire on Sunday and Monday. The Serbian firefighters were helped by Greek and Bulgarian firemen, monks on Mt. Athos and members of the Greek army and the fire was also put out from helicopters. Prevention measures for protection of Hilandar have been taken based on the experience with fire in 2004 that the monastery is still recovering from. The fire near the Monastery of Hilandar (hilandar.org) Tanjug

Firemen stop fire near Serbian monastery in Greece

“The fire was localized at about 1,300 meters from the Hilandar Monastery around 22:00 CET on Saturday and the rain which followed only helped the extinguishing,” Marić explained.

“The firefighters and all others who helped in the action are well and no one is injured,” he said, adding that they would continue to work on fighting the fire on Sunday and Monday.

The Serbian firefighters were helped by Greek and Bulgarian firemen, monks on Mt. Athos and members of the Greek army and the fire was also put out from helicopters.

Prevention measures for protection of Hilandar have been taken based on the experience with fire in 2004 that the monastery is still recovering from.

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