The description of the damage to the houses in the municipality of Elin began yesterday Pelin, where a warehouse for fireworks and pyrotechnics was blown up this week. So far, about 30 houses with material damage have been identified, the mayor of the municipality Ivaylo Simeonov informed BTA.
He indicated that the main damages that were found were broken windows and cracked walls. Properties at about a hundred more addresses will be assessed. “We are obliged to check everyone, but there are also attempts to defraud. Colleagues pass expertly and we will not allow fraud”, pointed out Simeonov.
The tours are carried out by employees of the Municipality of Elin Pelin. The inventories will be handed over to the Commission on Disasters and Accidents.
Earlier, the mayor announced that the gas supply has already been restored.
Simeonov said that he spoke with the owners of the warehouses where the fire broke out on the day of the incident, but they had no explanation as to what had happened. It will become clear after the fire department, the sappers, enter the scene, he specified.
The Municipality announced that, if desired, residents of Elin Pelin Municipality will have the opportunity to meet with a psychologist. There will be several specialists, and the meetings will be at the Public Support Center this Monday.
To date, the air quality indicators in the village of Elin Pelin Station do not exceed the regulated norms and do not threaten the life and health of people and animals in the region, the press center of the Ministry of Environment and Water (MOEW) announced.
The Ministry of Defense is coordinating with the Ministry of the Interior to remove the unexploded fireworks from the warehouses near Elin Pelin. This was stated in Veliko Tarnovo by the Acting Minister of Defense Atanas Zapryanov, quoted by BNR.
Regarding Elin Pelin, we are coordinating with the Ministry of Internal Affairs when it becomes possible to enter the field, what actions we can jointly take. Possibly, if it is possible, some of the unexploded pyrotechnic articles can be removed with joint efforts to a safe place".
When asked by the BNR about the "Revival" prepared by the party bill to establish a National Agency "Civil Defense" to the Ministry of War, Minister Zapryanov replied:
"Whatever the National Assembly decided, this is my comment. I think the current structure of "Civil Defence" within the Ministry of Interior is also a good decision. The question is not where "Civil Defense" will be, but how it will be equipped and equipped with capabilities.