2024-07-16 14:58:51
The smell is disgusting, say people from the neighboring Sugar Factory neighborhood
A large fire is raging in Plovdiv’s Sheker neighborhood, local residents reported. Garbage, which is abundant there, was initially set on fire. However, the fire quickly grew and three teams of firefighters were sent to the scene to put it out.
Flames and smoke can be seen from the tall buildings. According to local forests and a house, but the Fire Department does not confirm this at this stage. However, they admit that there is a danger that the fire will spread to the houses of residents of the hamlet.
The flames reached a building at 10 “Napredak” Street, the firefighters dispatched to the scene were able to save it, a reader of “24 Chasa” told. According to information from the Fire Department in Plovdiv, the fire broke out around 8:40 p.m. According to eyewitnesses, it started by setting garbage on fire, which is growing every day. And in order not to clean them, residents of Shekera set them on fire. Some call the place “Eternal Fire”.
The smell from the fire is disgusting, say people from the nearby Sugar Factory neighborhood.
Firefighters are still on the scene.