An industrial park located in Santo Domingo’s Invivienda sector was devastated by an early-morning fire yesterday. The Santo Domingo Fire Corps had to call in ten units to combat the blaze at about 5:00 am. It took nearly three hours to bring under control, in part because the firemen lost use of water for awhile due to low pressure. The fire began at La Castella?a, which manufacturers, imports and exports furniture, mattresses and curtains; their facility was completely destroyed. La Castella?a manages the industrial park. Authorities are investigating the cause of the blaze. The firemen’s difficulties with water pressure while combating this fire has raise again calls for the modernization of the Corps with a full complement of pump trucks.
