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Massive fire in Giurgiulesti Port. A storage tank has collapsed

Emergency intervention for firefighters at the Giurgiulești Free International Port, where a grain storage tank was engulfed in flames this morning. According to IGSU, the call to Service 112 was received at 07:10.

At this time, six special vehicles with 20 firefighters continue to extinguish the fire. No casualties were reported. According to the first information, due to the smoldering of a load of more than 1000 tons of sunflower groats, the tanker collapsed. We remind you that last fall, on the territory of Giurgiulesti Port, two incidents were recorded because of large-scale fires due to overheating of metal constructions. The last case happened on December 30.

Ionela Golban

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