Residents in Santo Domingo observed since dawn of Wednesday, 18 October 2018, plumes of black smoke caused by a major fire at a warehouse and motorcycle assembly manufacturer identified as Kuso Motors/ Susana Hermanos in Villa Juana that housed motorcycle parts and hardware goods, in northern National District.
The fire started at around 6pm on Tuesday and was extinguished Tuesday evening. The smoldering rubble produced acrid smoke even after it was declared out. The smoke mostly affected the east and west sides of Avenida Maximo Gomez in the Villa Juana and Ensanche La Fe area of the city, north of Av. John F. Kennedy. It coincided with the declaration of strike by Fenatrano and many speculated protestors were burning tires and causing the smoke. Witnesses in the area where the warehouse is located, at Calle 23 between Paraguay and Mauricio Baez streets in Villa Juana, said the fire began after electrical service was restored following a blackout. Several homes evacuated.
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Listin Diario
El Nacional
22 October 2018
