Image: Správa národního parku Podyjí
Fire near Podyjí National Park spread rapidly toward village, likely started by cigarette
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- A fire near Konice in the Znojmo region spread rapidly toward nearby homes before firefighters stopped it.
- The flames burned more than eight hectares near Podyjí National Park and likely started from a cigarette butt.
A fire near the village of Konice, right beside Podyjí National Park in the Znojmo region, quickly spread toward homes on Sunday afternoon. The situation came close to becoming seriously dangerous.
Firefighters managed to stop the flames after the first crews arrived. The fire ultimately affected more than eight hectares and likely began with a discarded cigarette butt.
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Originally published by iDNES in Czech. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.
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