Podcast in English
Text size
Bulgarian National Radio © 2025 All Rights Reserved

No Bulgarians injured in Los Angeles fires

Photo: AP/BTA

So far, the Consulate General of Bulgaria in Los Angeles has not received any information about Bulgarian citizens injured in the raging wildfires. This was what the Bulgarian diplomatic mission announced on its Facebook page regarding the fires in the metropolis, in which at least 5 people died and dozens were injured.

More than 1,000 buildings have already burned down. An evacuation order has been issued for more than 100,000 people due to the fires, which are out of control, BTA reports. 

Fire is burning also next to Getty Villa, where the exhibition “Ancient Thrace and the Classical World: Treasures from Bulgaria, Romania, and Greece" is on display. The Consulate General of Bulgaria in Los Angeles announced that according to the latest data from Getty Villa, the museum buildings are safe and the fire has not affected them.



Последвайте ни и в Google News Showcase, за да научите най-важното от деня!
Listen to the daily news from Bulgaria presented in "Bulgaria Today" podcast, available in Spotify.

More from category

 Energy Minister Zhecho Stankov

Energy Minister: Adoption of the euro will not affect household electricity prices

The introduction of the euro will not affect household electricity prices, Energy Minister Zhecho Stankov told BNR. He added that from the day Bulgaria adopts the single European currency, electricity bills will be recalculated at the legally approved..

published on 6/1/25 4:43 PM
Revolutionary Hristo Botev (1848-1876)

Rumen Radev to deliver speech on the eve of 2 July

President Rumen Radev and Vice President Iliana Yotova will take part this evening in the commemoration of the 149th anniversary of the brave actions of poet and revolutionary Hristo Botev and his chetnicks. The event will take place in Vratsa , the..

published on 6/1/25 4:25 PM

Construction of Bulgaria's First National Paediatric Hospital to begin March 2026, Ministry of Health announces

The Ministry of Health shared a short video showing what the country's first National Paediatric Hospital (NPH) will look like. This hospital is set to open by 2028, as reported by BTA.  The construction will begin in March next year, three months..

published on 6/1/25 3:36 PM