{"id":232142,"date":"2025-07-09T19:43:05","date_gmt":"2025-07-09T19:43:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/abianewscentral.com.ng\/wildfires-rage-across-north-macedonia-channels-television\/"},"modified":"2025-07-09T19:43:05","modified_gmt":"2025-07-09T19:43:05","slug":"wildfires-rage-across-north-macedonia-channels-television","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/abiaradiostations.com.ng\/news\/wildfires-rage-across-north-macedonia-channels-television\/","title":{"rendered":"Wildfires Rage Across North Macedonia \u2022 Channels Television"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Wildfires Rage Across North Macedonia \u2022 Channels Television<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><strong>More than 20 wildfires raged\u00a0across North Macedonia on Wednesday with some moving close to populated areas and authorities saying some were arson cases.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The national crisis management centre said 21 wildfires were active and being fanned by strong winds late Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>The government declared a \u201cstate of crisis\u201d on Tuesday and more fires broke out Wednesday around the capital Skopje, engulfing the city in thick smoke.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_940785\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-940785\" style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-940785\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" http:=\"\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"778\" data-lazy-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.channelstv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/AFP__20250709__66AU3BP__v1__MidRes__NmacedoniaFire.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.channelstv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/AFP__20250709__66AU3BP__v1__MidRes__NmacedoniaFire-300x195.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.channelstv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/AFP__20250709__66AU3BP__v1__MidRes__NmacedoniaFire-1024x664.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.channelstv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/AFP__20250709__66AU3BP__v1__MidRes__NmacedoniaFire-768x498.jpg 768w\" data-lazy-sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.channelstv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/AFP__20250709__66AU3BP__v1__MidRes__NmacedoniaFire.jpg\"\/><noscript><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-940785\" src=\"https:\/\/www.channelstv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/AFP__20250709__66AU3BP__v1__MidRes__NmacedoniaFire.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"778\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.channelstv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/AFP__20250709__66AU3BP__v1__MidRes__NmacedoniaFire.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.channelstv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/AFP__20250709__66AU3BP__v1__MidRes__NmacedoniaFire-300x195.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.channelstv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/AFP__20250709__66AU3BP__v1__MidRes__NmacedoniaFire-1024x664.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.channelstv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/AFP__20250709__66AU3BP__v1__MidRes__NmacedoniaFire-768x498.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\"\/><\/noscript><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-940785\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Firefighters work as they attempt to douse the flames of burning waste in Skopje on July 9, 2025. A large fire has broken out in the North Macedonian capital, and according to initial information from the Skopje City Territorial Firefighting Unit, the blaze involves burning waste. (Photo by Robert ATANASOVSKI \/ AFP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>One blaze at an illegal landfill site two kilometres (1.2 miles) from central Skopje left at least one person injured. Authorities warned people to stay at home with windows closed.<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ ALSO:<\/strong> Spain Lifts Lockdown For Thousands As Forest Fire Eases<\/p>\n<p>Police also found a body near a wildfire in a village close to the eastern town of Kriva Palanka, the interior ministry said. The cause of death was not immediately announced.<\/p>\n<p>The mayor of the southern town of Dojran, Ango Angov, demanded air support to extinguish a fire that was getting close to the village of Nikolic and a steel factory. The mayor of the eastern town of Kriva Palanka also appealed for volunteers to help.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_940786\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-940786\" style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-940786\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" http:=\"\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"794\" data-lazy-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.channelstv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/AFP__20250709__66AP3KE__v1__MidRes__NmacedoniaFire.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.channelstv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/AFP__20250709__66AP3KE__v1__MidRes__NmacedoniaFire-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.channelstv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/AFP__20250709__66AP3KE__v1__MidRes__NmacedoniaFire-1024x678.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.channelstv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/AFP__20250709__66AP3KE__v1__MidRes__NmacedoniaFire-768x508.jpg 768w\" data-lazy-sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.channelstv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/AFP__20250709__66AP3KE__v1__MidRes__NmacedoniaFire.jpg\"\/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-940786\" src=\"https:\/\/www.channelstv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/AFP__20250709__66AP3KE__v1__MidRes__NmacedoniaFire.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"794\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.channelstv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/AFP__20250709__66AP3KE__v1__MidRes__NmacedoniaFire.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.channelstv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/AFP__20250709__66AP3KE__v1__MidRes__NmacedoniaFire-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.channelstv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/AFP__20250709__66AP3KE__v1__MidRes__NmacedoniaFire-1024x678.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.channelstv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/AFP__20250709__66AP3KE__v1__MidRes__NmacedoniaFire-768x508.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\"\/><\/noscript><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-940786\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Firefighters spray water as they attempt to douse the flames of burning waste in Skopje on July 9, 2025. A large fire has broken out in the North Macedonian capital, and according to initial information from the Skopje City Territorial Firefighting Unit, the blaze involves burning waste. (Photo by Robert ATANASOVSKI \/ AFP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Greece sent two firefighting planes and two fire trucks to help extinguish the blaze in Dojran, the state-run MIA news agency reported.<\/p>\n<p>President Gordana Siljanovska Davkova signed an authorisation for the military to be used in battling the fires and 150 soldiers were immediately engaged.<\/p>\n<p>Interior Minister Pance Toskovski said there was a \u201creasonable suspicion\u201d that arsonists caused some of the fires, even though the hot weather and strong winds were the main causes. The cases were being investigated, he told reporters.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>AFP<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>North Macedonia,wildfires<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.channelstv.com\/2025\/07\/09\/wildfires-rage-across-north-macedonia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Wildfires Rage Across North Macedonia \u2022 Channels Television More than 20 wildfires raged\u00a0across North Macedonia on Wednesday with some moving close to populated areas and authorities saying some were arson cases. The national crisis management centre said 21 wildfires were active and being fanned by strong winds late Wednesday. 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