Multiple fires breakout in Syria’s Hama province since January – Middle East Monitor

Five fires have broken out in Syria’s western province of Hama since the beginning of the year, a local official has said.

Abdul Aziz Al-Qassem, director general of the General Authority for Forest Management and Development in Hama Governorate, said five fires broke out this year in the Ghab forest, covering a total area of approximately 578 dunams (143 acres).

Al-Qassem explained that 60 dunams (15 acres) were privately owned while the largest fire broke out…