Civil Defense teams respond to 41 fires throughout Syria without registering casualties Details: Yesterday, Sunday, October 25, Syrian Civil Defense teams at the Ministry of Emergency and Disaster Management responded to 41 fires throughout Syria. The fires that broke out included homes, shops, grass, trees, trash and power lines as crews worked to extinguish them, cool their location and secure them. The damage caused by the fires was limited to substantial losses, with no civilian casualties. The teams were reminded of the need not to start fires in wooded areas and agricultural fields, and to avoid throwing cigarette butts or glass containers on the sides of the roads, especially near crops and forests. The teams called to avoid burning dry weeds around the houses or on the sides of the roads and to take action to remove and dispose of them in safe ways.

Civil Defense teams respond to 41 fires throughout Syria without registering casualties Details: Yesterday, Sunday, October 25, Syrian Civil Defense teams at the Ministry of Emergency and Disaster Management responded to 41 fires throughout Syria. The fires that broke out included homes, shops, grass, trees, trash and power lines as crews worked to extinguish them, cool their location and secure them. The damage caused by the fires was limited to substantial losses, with no civilian casualties. The teams were reminded of the need not to start fires in wooded areas and agricultural fields, and to avoid throwing cigarette butts or glass containers on the sides of the roads, especially near crops and forests. The teams called to avoid burning dry weeds around the houses or on the sides of the roads and to take action to remove and dispose of them in safe ways.