MIAMI, United States. – Local media reported this Saturday a large fire in a warehouse of the chosen V-10-5 of the Pinar del Río Tobacco Collection and Processing Company. According to the official newspaper Guerrillathe warehouse protected 30 tons of tobacco.
The warehouse was located at km 5 of the road to San Juan, in the area known as El Vizcaíno, said that medium.
The fire, which started around 6:00 in the afternoon, spread to another adjoining tobacco house, belonging to producers of the CCS Carlos Hidalgo, in which there were more than 4,000 cujes of sun tobacco.
According to Guerrillathe Pinar del Río Fire Department, the San Juan y Martínez Command and the Aqueduct Company, in addition to the residents of the community, managed to control the fire.
Despite the proportions of the incident, no human damage was reported.
Osvaldo Santana, director of the Pinar del Río Tobacco Collection and Processing Company, assured that “the immediate support of the inhabitants of the area” prevented the fire from affecting nearby structures.
In addition, he pointed out that both the tobacco stored in the state warehouse and that of private producers are “insured.”
According to the official report, authorities from the Ministry of the Interior (MININT) are still investigating the causes of the incident.
Another recent fire
At the beginning of February, also it was reported a fire of great proportions in the Selected Tobacco UEB of San Antonio de los Baños (Artemisa), which caused severe damage to the property, according to reported the Tabacuba Business Group.
The incident did not cause any deaths or injuries.
According to the provincial newspaper The Artemiseñothe fire caused “the preliminary loss of only 25 thirds of tobacco” because the entity was “in the middle of the agricultural campaign.”
“We also lost some of the boxes imported to store the product,” said Javier Olivero, director of the UEB.
In addition, the damage to the structure of the building and its furniture was “significant”. However, “with the support of the rapid response brigade and the actions of many neighbors, it was possible to recover some supplies and computer means,” the note from The Artemiseño.
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