A fire broke out at the landfill in Orhei on the night of August 19 to 20. Firefighters are intervening to extinguish the hotspots.

On the night of August 19 to 20, a fire broke out at the landfill in the municipality of Orhei, and firefighters were alerted at 11:22 PM.

Three fire crews, consisting of 12 employees of the General Inspectorate for Emergency Situations, intervened throughout the night to locate and extinguish the fire sources. The intervention was hampered by hidden hotspots in the waste mass, and the teams used heavy machinery to facilitate access to them.

Mayor Ramiz Amsarov stated that, after extinguishing the fire, the authorities will analyze the causes and seek solutions to prevent such situations in the future. He emphasized the importance of support from central authorities for funding a more modern and safer waste landfill. So far, the cause of the fire has not been established, and the liquidation operation continues.