The Ministry of Industry & Commerce confirmed a major fire caused material losses of more than US$130 million at the Imperial Tobacco factory warehouses located in the San Pedro de Macoris free zone on Saturday, 23 November 2024. Industry & Commerce Minister Victor (Ito) Bisonó commended the firefighting crews and neighboring industries for their extraordinary work in battling the blaze at the storage facilities of the tobacco factory.
Alternate storage facilities in nearby towns were made available to the factory. Approximately 35 cargo trucks were successfully moved to a safe location during the incident, ensuring the continued operations of other free zones across the country.
The fire, which originated in a tobacco supply warehouses, consumed a significant portion of the factory and sent plumes of thick smoke billowing into the sky. Firefighters...
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