Fires threaten Croatian village, burn warehouse in Germany and Ukraine city

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ContinuationFires threaten Croatian village, burn warehouse in Germany and Ukraine city
Major fires erupted in multiple European locations on Wednesday, with authorities responding to blazes in Croatia, Ukraine, and Germany.
In Croatia, two firefighting planes from the Directorate for Protection and Rescue (DZS) were deployed over the village of Gracani near the Kosovo border after a fire approached the settlement, DZS director Stojance Angelov said. The fire had originated on the Kosovo side the previous day and posed a direct threat to the village, according to Angelov .
In Ukraine, a large fire broke out in Khmelnytskyi, with local reports describing it as a significant incident at the scene .
Meanwhile, in Ulm, Germany, a large warehouse fire engulfed a former company canteen in the Weststadt district, where tires were stored, the Ulm fire department announced. Authorities closed the Magirusstraße between Einsteinstraße and Blaubeurerstraße and advised residents to keep windows and doors shut and disable ventilation systems. The cause of the blaze remained unclear as firefighters continued operations .
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