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Firefighters had to evacuate the building and cut off circulation in the area for prevention
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July 31, 2022 at 09:57
It caught fire in the early hours of this Sunday the former Headquarters of Montevideo and current Central Prison. Firefighters They had to evacuate the building and cut off circulation in the area for prevention. There were no injuries.
URGENT. The former Montevideo Headquarters and current Central Jail caught fire this morning. @MVDNews pic.twitter.com/hTYamJShvh
– Eduardo Preve (@EPreve) July 31, 2022
The fire affected some 50 square meters on the ground floor and a storage room on the fourth floor of the former Montevideo Headquarters. The causes are investigated.
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