Civil Defense teams respond to 19 fires throughout Syria without registering casualties Details: Yesterday, Thursday, October 29, Syrian Civil Defense teams at the Ministry of Emergency and Disaster Management responded to 19 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 was limited to completely material 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 agricultural crops and forests. The teams emphasized to avoid burning dry weeds around the houses or on the sides of the roads, and to act to evacuate in safe ways in order to maintain public safety.

Civil Defense teams respond to 19 fires throughout Syria without registering casualties Details: Yesterday, Thursday, October 29, Syrian Civil Defense teams at the Ministry of Emergency and Disaster Management responded to 19 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 was limited to completely material 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 agricultural crops and forests. The teams emphasized to avoid burning dry weeds around the houses or on the sides of the roads, and to act to evacuate in safe ways in order to maintain public safety.