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TIRANA, Aug. 25 (Xinhua) -- A massive fire has engulfed a forest in the city of Shengjin, Lezha, in northwestern Albania, driving several residents from their homes in fear the fire would spread further, local media reported on Thursday.
The fire erupted on Wednesday night and by the early hours of Thursday it had spread throughout the forest of Shengjin. The armed forces have been involved in operations to extinguish the massive fire which could reach the fuel tanks located near the Port of Shengjin.
Police informed that a 65-year-old man from Lezha had been arrested as he is suspected of setting the fire. Enditem
