A fire broke out at a garbage and construction materials sorting plant in Warsaw’s Siekierki district, marking the second major blaze to hit the capital on Sunday.
The garbage dump, measuring 25 x 30 square meters, is located on Bananowa Street in Warsaw’s Siekierki district.
The fire has been located and is being extinguished.
According to a spokesman for the Warsaw Fire Department, the fire is currently not spreading. Eight fire department depot crews are working at the site.
More than 240 firefighters took part in extinguishing the fire, as 99 combat vehicles were involved at the peak of the rescue operation.
The fire has been located and is being extinguished.
According to a spokesman for the Warsaw Fire Department, the fire is currently not spreading. Eight fire department depot crews are working at the site.
This is the second major blaze that has struck the Polish capital on Sunday. Earlier, a massive fire broke out in the shopping center Marywilska 44, located at Marywilska Street in Warsaw’s Białołęka district. The blaze consumed almost the entire facility.A landfill in Warsaw, Poland, is burning. This is the second major fire in the Polish capital today. pic.twitter.com/7y7HA2xGXj
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More than 240 firefighters took part in extinguishing the fire, as 99 combat vehicles were involved at the peak of the rescue operation.
A large shopping complex in Warsaw is on fire. Thick plumes of black smoke can be seen from almost all over the city. Rescue operations are being conducted by 50 deputies, including the Chemical and Ecological Rescue Group. pic.twitter.com/ptUpbBKVJ7
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Warsaw authorities had sent a text message warning residents about the fire, asking them to stay at home with the windows closed.
Some time later, Michał Konopka of the Warsaw headquarters of the National Fire Service said that the smoke no longer posed a threat to the health of Warsaw residents.
Marywilska 44 was built after Warsaw City Hall decided to relocate merchants who ran their shops in the very center of the city, near the communist-era Palace of Culture and Science, and from the former Stadion Dziesięciolecia (Tenth Anniversary Stadium) on the east side of the River Vistula, at that time considered to be one of the biggest bazaars in Europe.
The new facility – the largest of its kind in Warsaw – housed hundreds of retail shops, very often run by merchants of Vietnamese origin, offering cheap textiles and other products mostly made in China as well as food establishments. It was visited by up to 10,000 customers every day.
Some time later, Michał Konopka of the Warsaw headquarters of the National Fire Service said that the smoke no longer posed a threat to the health of Warsaw residents.
Marywilska 44 was built after Warsaw City Hall decided to relocate merchants who ran their shops in the very center of the city, near the communist-era Palace of Culture and Science, and from the former Stadion Dziesięciolecia (Tenth Anniversary Stadium) on the east side of the River Vistula, at that time considered to be one of the biggest bazaars in Europe.
The new facility – the largest of its kind in Warsaw – housed hundreds of retail shops, very often run by merchants of Vietnamese origin, offering cheap textiles and other products mostly made in China as well as food establishments. It was visited by up to 10,000 customers every day.
Source: PAP, TVP World
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