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A fire caused nearly $200,000 in losses on Friday, February 13, when it ravaged a drying warehouse belonging to Tabacos de Oriente de Nicaragua, a subsidiary of the Plasencia Cigars Group, one of the world’s largest cigar tobacco producers.<\/p>\n
Despite the rapid intervention of employees on site and emergency services, the flames spread within minutes due to the highly flammable nature of the tobacco being dried. The 1,190-square-meter building and the tobacco were completely destroyed.<\/p>\n
“We believe it was an accident, probably caused by a spark. Tobacco was being dried, and the wind likely played a role. Fortunately, there were no casualties,” said a Plasencia employee, speaking on condition of anonymity.<\/p>\n
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\u201cThe workers reacted immediately. Thank God, we can count on the commitment of all the staff: they tried to control the fire with extinguishers. They are trained for this, but unfortunately, we are far from the city, and the fire had time to spread before the firefighters arrived,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n
The damaged warehouse is located on the La Concha tobacco farm, about 3.5 km from the center of Estel\u00ed, the capital of Nicaraguan cigar production. Around fifteen people usually work there. All were able to reach safety and contributed to the efforts to contain the fire.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe are grateful that the fire was contained quickly and that our people are safe,\u201d said N\u00e9stor Andr\u00e9s Plasencia. \u201cOur team responded with professionalism and discipline, and we are thankful for the rapid coordination with the Estel\u00ed Fire Department. We are equally moved by the support from our fellow manufacturers in Estel\u00ed \u2014 this industry truly operates as a family.\u201d<\/p>\n
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Alba Nubia Lira, correspondent in Estel\u00ed, Nicaragua (with Dayana Gonz\u00e1lez)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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