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Send-off for Polish firemen as Swedish wildfires ease off

PR dla Zagranicy
Victoria Bieniek 03.08.2018 14:18
Polish firefighters were to receive an official send-off in Sweden on Friday after two weeks of tackling forest fires there.
Photo: Mateusz Czajkowski/osp.lomianki.art.pl.Photo: Mateusz Czajkowski/osp.lomianki.art.pl.

Eight European Union countries and Norway sent fire crews to Sweden as wildfires raged across the country.

Poland sent 139 firefighters and 44 fire trucks as its contribution to the effort.

The Polish contingent was expected to head home on Saturday.

(vb/pk)

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