Somewhere in Bulgaria's capital Sofia, the two Swedish firefighters Kiril Hristov and Klaes-Ola Kolberg are right now.

They have taken a break in the 50-hour drive that will take them to Adana, Turkey, where they hope to assist rescue efforts after the devastating earthquakes that hit Turkey and Syria earlier this week.

When news of the quake reached them, it didn't take long for them to decide to do what they could to help.

They got a day off from their employer and took Kiril Hristov's dog Killian with them - a rescue dog that has been specially trained for three years to find people in crowds.

- The longer time passes, the smaller the chance of not only surviving, but also of being able to call for help, or maintain consciousness.

Which means that at this stage it is really only dogs that can locate people, explains Klaes-Ola Kolberg.

Make the trip private

Killian and his master Kiril Hristov are part of the team with rescue dogs at the Swedish Agency for Community Protection and Preparedness, MSB.

However, they make the trip to Turkey privately - but with financial support from the fundraising foundation Blåljus in collaboration.

- We really hope that there may still be survivors.

And if it doesn't, we hope to be able to help get some deceased people out, because they also have to be brought out, says Klaes-Ola Kolberg.

See more in the clip above.