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Huge cloud of smoke over Warsaw as market fire rages

12.05.2024 08:45
In the early hours of this morning a large fire broke out in the trade centre at Marywilska Street in Warsaw's Białołęka district. Firefighters have brought the fire under control and no-one has been injured. Social media suspects foul play.  
Warsaw market pumping smoke into the Warsaw skyline.
Warsaw market pumping smoke into the Warsaw skyline. Photo: PAP/Leszek Szymański

In the early hours of this morning at around 3.15 am a large fire broke out in the trade centre at Marywilska Street in Warsaw's Białołęka district.

At 6.00 am Warsaw inhabitants were warned by text from the emergency services to keep windows closed to minimise health risks from the smoke.   

Firefighters have brought the fire under control and no-one has been injured. The firefighting team includes a special unit to counteract ecological damage. 

Social media is full of speculation about the causes of the fire, in particular because, commentators claim, this is not the first fire there and the alarm did not function properly. 

One explanation offered is that the site is an attractive one for real-estate investors:

Sources: PAP, X

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