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Over 150 workers evacuated in Sliven due to factory fire

Three fire engines have been sent to the scene. All employees have left the building, no injuries

Aug 20, 2025 16:40 302

Over 150 workers evacuated in Sliven due to factory fire  - 1

Over 150 workers from "Mirolio" in Sliven were evacuated due to a fire.

According to information from the fire department, the fire has already been extinguished. Around 1 p.m., the roof of the enterprise caught fire, the fire started from the photovoltaic panels on the roof structure.

Three fire engines have been sent to the scene. All employees have left the building, no injuries.

In early August, a 75-year-old man caused a fire after setting fire to dry grass in Sliven. On August 4 at 10:40 a.m., a fire alarm was received on a private property in the Dyuleva Reka area.

About 800 sq m of dry grass burned, no injuries. At the scene, police officers found a 75-year-old man who had set fire to dry grass. The fire was extinguished by fire crews and people from the area. An investigation has been opened into the case.

Again, on August 4, a drone filmed an elderly man lighting a fire near the village of Ploski in Pirin, which was one of the worst affected by the long and devastating fires in July.