According to State Forestry Service official Zigmunds Jaunķiķis, an area of around 220 hectares is affected, the fire having grown from an initial estimate of 30 hectares.
Šonakt veikt ugunsgrēka dzēšanu palīgā ieradās kolēģi no Igaunijas glābšanas dienesta. Saulei nožāvējot mitrumu un pieturoties vējam, dažviet ir atsākusies degšana un ir sadūmojums. pic.twitter.com/A0wUj7Ys20
— VUGD (@ugunsdzeseji) August 2, 2018
Latvia's state Fire and Rescue Service (VUGD) also posted dramatic aerial pictures of smoke clouds billowing over the countryside in Ramata parish at the scene of the fire. Thursday morning the VUGD said around 80 firefighters were at the scene of the blaze.
Another hot day is forecast Thursday, meaning fire crews will again have their work cut out to contain the flames, though there are hopes that relatively high humidity may help stifle the flames. While the remote location makes access difficult, it also means there are no properties immediately threatened by the fire.
Šovakar ar Valsts robežsardzes helikopteru tika veikta notikuma vietas apsekošana no augšas un, kā redzams attēlos, uguns izplatījies lielā platībā un degšana daudzviet notiek ar atklātu liesmu, kā arī izveidojies sadūmojums. pic.twitter.com/MRuWGWjv7g
— VUGD (@ugunsdzeseji) August 1, 2018
