MADRID, Spain.- The wagon of a train that transported tobacco from Pinar del Río to eastern Cuba caught fire on Tuesday afternoon.
The fact was reported by the official media Radio Guamawhich assured that the fire had been controlled by firefighters from the Los Palacios municipality.
“Specialized Fire Forces of the Los Palacios municipality, with the support of Party, Government and people authorities, controlled an accident that occurred in a train wagon that was transporting tobacco to the East of the country this afternoon,” he said. Radio Guama through Facebook.
It is worth remembering that after the effects of the hurricane ian To the tobacco plantations of Pinar del Río, the best on the island, the Cuban government decided to transfer more than 6,000 tons of raw tobacco from Pinar del Río to other provinces.
At the beginning of the current month, Emilio Triana Ordaz, general director of the Agricultural Transport Company, had pointed out: “With the passage of the hurricane, most of our warehouses, warehouses and selected ones suffered damages. The tobacco was left under wax or polyethylene, not under a roof, so the mission is to move a considerable amount inside and outside the province”.
According to the island’s regime, Ian caused massive damage “both in tons and as a crop that contributes hundreds of millions of dollars each year for export.”
Last October, tobacco planting began in Pinar del Río on at least 6,300 hectares of land. The planting program will last until January 31 and will be concentrated in the municipalities of San Juan y Martínez, San Luis, Pinar del Río and Consolación del Sur, considered the “tobacco massif” of the province that produces half of the most demanded tobacco leaf.
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