Citizens' carelessness is causing the fires, EMA says that capacities must be increased
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Fires are started due to the carelessness of citizens, says Nehat Koqinaj from the Emergency Management Agency (EMA). He emphasizes that arson is a serious criminal offense, for which he adds that the Police and the Prosecutor's Office are investigating the cases of the last few days. The leader of the division for legal, public and international relations in EMA, emphasizes that during the interventions in Prevalla, several firefighters were injured.

He also talks about the need to increase the capacities for response in these cases.

Nehat Koqinaj from the Emergency Management Agency considers that the human hand is the main cause of fires.

Arson is a serious criminal offense, emphasizes Koqinaj, as he adds that it can be sanctioned with life imprisonment.

While calling on citizens to be careful, Koqinaj says that during the intervention in Prevalla, where for several days there was a fire, several firefighters were injured.

In order to put out the fire in Prevalla, KFOR intervened with helicopters, where there were no reports of danger to the surrounding residents. /Sh. Pajaziti/

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