Sutomore on fire: Tourists dance as blaze threatens homes
While a blaze engulfs everything in its path on the hill above Sutomore (Montenegro), young people are playing and dancing in a circle on the promenade at the foot of the mountain. In the background, the spreading fire can be seen. The shocking footage has gone viral.
7:27 AM EDT, July 31, 2024
On Tuesday evening (July 30), smoke began to rise over the tourist-popular resort in Sutomore in southern Montenegro. The fire on the hill broke out around 12 PM and consumed much of the forest. Photos circulating on social media show its scale. The flames were growing more intense with each passing moment.
"The fire above Sutomore is still out of control," reported our readers on vacation. Fortunately, the fire is spreading to the opposite side of the settlement, but the wind could change direction at any moment," reported 192.rs.
Four fire units were dispatched to the scene. Firefighters battled the blaze for many hours, and residents feared for their property. According to foreign media, the fire was visible from the city of Bar, located north of Sutomore.
Shocking behavior of tourists
While firefighters were desperately trying to extinguish the fire in Sutomore and residents were worried about their lives and property, just a few miles from the source of the fire, at the foot of the hill, young people were dancing in a circle and having a great time, reports "Blic."
A video circulating on social media shows a large group of tourists on vacation who are having a great time. In the background, you can see the fire consuming the forest and hear wailing sirens, but the young people do not notice them. The video went viral, and comments started pouring in about its protagonists.
"People came on vacation. After all, everyone has some problem," defended one of the netizens dancing against the backdrop of the fire. Another emphasizes: "The person who came up with the saying, 'The village is burning, but grandma is combing her hair,' had just this in mind."
