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Large Forces Mobilized to Fight Large Forest Fire Near Warsaw, Villages Evacuated

More than 100 firefighting teams and aircraft have been deployed to combat a rapidly spreading forest fire east of Warsaw, which has forced the evacuation of several villages.

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More than 100 firefighting teams and aircraft have been deployed to combat a rapidly spreading forest fire east of Warsaw, which has forced the evacuation of several villages.

·Vilnius, Lithuania
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We asked press officer Junior Captain Karolina Jaworska from the Masovian Fire Department for details. The spokeswoman said the fire broke out "in the Wołomin County, in the town of Międzyleś." "We're dealing with a forest fire over a large, unspecified area. Based on available information, it's over 5 hectares," Jaworska told TVP.Info. The spokeswoman added that operations "are also being conducted from the air, including by a Dromedary firefig…

Firefighters are still battling the effects of a forest fire near Wołomin. On Friday morning, crews were still extinguishing the blaze and monitoring the situation in the area.

The fight against a forest fire near Warsaw continued throughout the night from Thursday to Friday (May 28-29). Before midnight, officials, including Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs and Administration Wiesław Leśniakiewicz, who went to the scene, and Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the State Fire Service, Chief Brigadier Sławomir Sierpatowski, presented the latest findings. 100 hectares of forest are already burning, and gusty winds are complic…

Over 250 firefighters, firefighting aircraft, and police helicopters are battling a large forest fire near Międzyleś in Wołomin County. Residents of the village have been evacuated. The Forest District is not ruling out arson.

·Poland
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Almost four hundred Polish firefighters are fighting a forest fire near Warsaw. Due to the fire, which has spread to dozens of hectares, the authorities have decided to evacuate two villages, whose residents are being transported by police to a school in another village, Polish media reported. The firefighters have not yet stated the cause, and foresters do not rule out arson. The spread of the fire is being helped by drought and strong winds, T…

·Bratislava Region, Slovakia
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tvp.info broke the news on Thursday, May 28, 2026.
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