A fire in a tobacco warehouse of the Pinar del Río Tobacco Collection and Processing Company, located at kilometer five of the highway to San Juan, in the area known as Vizcaíno, was put out this Saturday night by security forces. local firefighters.
In the warehouse where the incident occurred, around 30 tons of tobacco were stored, which are reported among the losses.
An adjoining tobacco house, belonging to CCS Carlos Hidalgo producers, also suffered damage, in which there were more than 4,000 tobacco cujes, said the official Cubadebate website.
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No casualties were reported in the fire, according to the local newspaper. The Guerrilla. The media said that the causes of the incident are under investigation by the authorities of the Ministry of the Interior.
Major Jorge Luis Mena Martínez, chief of operations of the Pinar del Río Fire Department, said the fire was put out and that debris work is currently being carried out.
