Firefighters have been extinguishing the fire at the branch of the Ekosistemi company in Zalog near Novo mesto since Thursday. Fire watch at the fire site will be organized for the next several days. In the fire plastic waste, chips, solar cells, and the equipment of the waste depot burned down.
Since smoke is still generating from the fire site, firemen are warning the inhabitants of the villages in the vicinity to avoid staying outdoors, and to stay indoors. The smell of burnt plastic is noticeable even in the approximately eight kilometres distant Novo mesto. The first day of the fire evacuation of the inhabitants close to the fire site was necessary; they returned to their homes on Friday.
Al. Ma., MMC; photo: BoBo/Srdjan Živulović; translated by G. K.
