A fire broke out on Wednesday, August 26, and spread over 2,000 square meters in Tulcea County, southeastern Romania, after a drone allegedly exploded.<\/p>\n
The fire was quickly extinguished by the local authorities, and investigations are ongoing to determine the exact cause.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe most likely cause of the fire, according to the testimony of residents, appears to be the explosion of a drone,\u201d said representatives of Romania\u2019s forest authority Romsilva<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n The drone was spotted by residents of the locality of Plauru, situated 2 kilometers from the forest.\u00a0<\/p>\n The Tulcea Inspectorate for Emergency Situations is carrying out checks to determine the cause of the fire, and a team of EOD specialists from the Ministry of National Defence is heading to the area to conduct an on-site investigation.<\/p>\n \u201cThe area was secured, the vegetation fire was extinguished by the structures of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, together with the local authorities, and a Border Police crew secured the perimeter during the night,\u201d MApN representatives said.<\/p>\n However, the Defense Ministry noted that no incursions into national airspace had been reported for the same day.\u00a0<\/p>\n According to the same source, Romania has seen 63 attacks near its borders with Ukraine since the start of the year, and 25 unauthorized entries in its airspace.\u00a0Four drones were also brought down<\/a>\u00a0by Romanian or allied fighter jets after infringing the national airspace.\u00a0<\/p>\n