Serbia honors firefighters for unprecedented Deliblatska Peščara blaze

A retired Serbian interior ministry official and deputy director of the Serbian-Russian Humanitarian Center received a high state decoration and publicly praised emergency responders and volunteers who fought a fire in Deliblatska Peščara, which he described as unprecedented in 40 years. The scale of the fire and current containment status remain unclear, but the award underscores the event's national significance.