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Fire at Port West in Burgas has been extinguished

| updated on 12/22/22 5:24 PM
Photo: Daniela Kostadinova

The fire at Port West in Burgas, which polluted the air in the seaside city this morning, has been completely extinguished. The fire had engulfed a scrap and waste warehouse.

Five fire engines and 14 firefighters worked to extinguish the fire, which did not affect the neighbouring machines and buildings. There are no reports of injured people. 
The fire in the port area could be seen from afar, the BNR correspondent in the city reported.



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