Firefighters battled on Tuesday (July 21) a wildfire in El Hachimia town in Algeria's Bouira province.

Flames spread through the area as thick smoke billowed into the sky while civil protection and forest protection personnel worked to contain the blaze.

No casualties have initially been reported.

A statement issued on the Algerian civil protection's social media stated that 172 fires have been recorded since Monday (July 20) across various provinces. Firefighters had extinguished 130 of them and were working on the remaining blazes, it added.

Algeria regularly experiences wildfires during the summer months, with outbreaks often intensified by extreme heat and drought conditions.

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Firefighters battle wildfire in Algeria's El Hachimia town

VIDEO SHOWS: FIREFIGHTERS PUTTING OUT FIRE IN EL HACHIMIA IN ALGERIA'S BOUIRA PROVINCE / SMOKE RISING / COMMENTS FROM PERSONNEL OF CIVIL PROTECTION AND NATIONAL COMMITTEE FOR FOREST PROTECTION

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SHOWS: EL HACHIMIA, BOUIRA PROVINCE, ALGERIA (JULY 21, 2026) (REUTERS - Access all)

1. FIREFIGHTERS PULLING HOSE FROM FIREFIGHTING TRUCK

2. FIREFIGHTERS RUNNING WITH HOSE TOWARDS FIRE / SMOKE RISING IN THE BACKGROUND

3. FIRE BURNING, SMOKE RISING

4. VARIOUS OF CIVIL PROTECTION PERSONNEL USING WATER HOSES TO EXTINGUISH FIRE / FIRE BURNING / SMOKE RISING

5. (SOUNDBITE) (Arabic) CIVIL PROTECTION MEMBER, GHAREEB YASSIN, SAYING:

"In this point where we are, thank God, we were able to get our personnel here, to this point, to limit the spread (of the fire) to other areas.”

6. VARIOUS OF CIVIL PROTECTION PERSONNEL USING WATER HOSES TO CONTROL FIRE

7. CIVIL PROTECTION MEMBER USING SHOVEL TO SMOTHER THE FLAMES

8. (SOUNDBITE) (Arabic) MEMBER OF THE NATIONAL COMMITTEE FOR FOREST PROTECTION, FAREED (NO LAST GIVEN) SAYING:

"As you can see, the fire has spread everywhere due to the strong wind, which has led to its spread. We are working to contain it."

9. CIVIL PROTECTION MEMBER USING WATER HOSE, SMOKE RISING

10. VARIOUS OF FIRE BURNING, SMOKE RISING

11. (SOUNDBITE) (Arabic) DIRECTOR OF THE CIVIL PROTECTION IN BOUIRA PROVINCE, SHARQI ABDELKADER, SAYING:

"Our primary mission is to protect citizens and their properties. At the same time, if resources are available and there is no risk to our personnel or equipment, we are ready to respond to these fires and extinguish them quickly to prevent them from spreading to other areas."

12. VARIOUS OF CIVIL PROTECTION PERSONNEL USING WATER HOSES TO CONTROL FIRE / SMOKE RISING

13. FIREFIGHTING TRUCK MOVING

14. CIVIL PROTECTION PERSONNEL STANDING, LOOKING ON SMOKE RISING IN BACKGROUND