The approximately 1,200 m² roof of a building used to produce briquettes in the village of Tomai, Ceadîr-Lunga district, was destroyed in a fire on November 9, 2026. According to the General Inspectorate for Emergency Situations (IGSU), machinery also burned inside, but no casualties were reported.
How did the response unfold?
The fire in the village of Tomai was reported on the morning of November 9, 2026, in a call to the 112 Emergency Service at 04:57. The information received by rescuers indicated that flames had engulfed the roof of the building where briquettes were produced.
Three teams of firefighters and rescuers were dispatched and brought the fire under control at around 06:00. Bringing the fire under control did not mean the response was over: according to IGSU, when the information was published, teams were still working to extinguish all remaining fires.
What damage was reported?
The fire destroyed the building’s roof, which covered approximately 1,200 m². A tractor, a trailer, agricultural machinery and equipment used to produce briquettes burned inside.
IGSU said no casualties were reported in the fire in Tomai. Specialists will determine the cause of the fire and the circumstances in which it occurred.
Sources
- Inspectoratul General pentru Situații de Urgență — Pompierii IGSU intervin pentru lichidarea unui incendiu izbucnit în raionul Ceadîr-Lunga
Written with AI assistance from the official sources above and checked by the editors.
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- Incendiul s-a produs în dimineața de 9 noiembrie 2026, într-o clădire de producere a brichetelor din satul Tomai, raionul Ceadîr-Lunga. — Inspectoratul General pentru Situații de Urgență
- Apelul la Serviciul 112 a fost recepționat la ora 04:57. — Inspectoratul General pentru Situații de Urgență
- La fața locului au fost trimise 3 echipe de pompieri și salvatori. — Inspectoratul General pentru Situații de Urgență
- Incendiul a fost localizat către ora 06:00. — Inspectoratul General pentru Situații de Urgență
- Acoperișul distrus avea o suprafață de aproximativ 1.200 m². — Inspectoratul General pentru Situații de Urgență
- În interior au ars un tractor, o remorcă, utilaje agricole și echipamente destinate producerii brichetelor. — Inspectoratul General pentru Situații de Urgență
- La publicarea informațiilor de către IGSU, pe 9 noiembrie 2026, intervenția pentru stingerea completă a focarelor continua. — Inspectoratul General pentru Situații de Urgență
- Nu au fost raportate victime, iar cauza și circumstanțele incendiului urmează să fie stabilite de specialiști. — Inspectoratul General pentru Situații de Urgență
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