In connection with the burning of witches, grasslands burned in several places. Photo source: HZS Prague
During the last day of April, which is marked by the “burning of witches”, six fires were recorded in the metropolis. Martin Kavka, the spokesman for the Prague fire brigade, informed about this.
“Fortunately, these were minor grass fires that did not cause any damage. In three cases, we went to the scene of the reported fire unnecessarily. It was a guarded bonfire, but the organizer did not report it,” said Kavka.
In Prague, a ban on starting fires in risky places such as parks, forest stands, gardens and forest parks came into effect on Tuesday morning due to a warning by meteorologists about the danger of fires.
However, the organizers of large reported events with ensured fire safety and under the supervision of firefighters could use the exception in the city ordinance and light bonfires to a limited extent and under the supervision of firefighters. It happened, for example, at Ladronka in Prague 6.
Firefighters throughout the Czech Republic responded to a total of twenty fires on Tuesday that were related to the burning of witches. On the last day of April, 8,419 fires were reported. “Not everyone reported the burning, in dozens of cases we went out unnecessarily,” the Fire Rescue Service of the Czech Republic said on the X network.
