Damascus, Oct. 1 (SANA) One person was killed and 12 others injured in 17 traffic accidents across Syria over the past 24 hours, the Civil Defense said Thursday.
Emergency crews provided first aid and transported the injured to hospitals, while teams cleared debris and secured the accident sites, the Civil Defense said on Telegram.
Separately, Civil Defense teams responded to 36 fires involving homes, shops, grass, trees, garbage and electrical wiring across the country.
The fires were extinguished without any reported civilian injuries, with damage limited to property.
The Civil Defense urged people to avoid lighting fires in wooded areas and agricultural fields and warned against discarding cigarette butts or glass containers along roadsides, particularly near crops and forests. It also advised against burning dry grass near homes or roads.
Two days earlier, the Civil Defense reported one death and 13 injuries in traffic accidents across the country.
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