The wildfire that broke out on a hill above the town of Hvar on the southern Adriatic island of the same name on Sunday morning has been brought under control, the local fire service said on Monday morning.

About 40 firefighters with eight vehicles were involved in the operation. About 30 hectares of grass, low vegetation and pinewood were consumed in the conflagration.

It was the first large wildfire in Split-Dalmatia County this season.

A spokesman for the Hvar fire service said that the police had arrested a man who had been illegally filming the blaze with a drone thus endangering the safety of the firefighting planes.