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Firefighters Monitor Air after Complaints from Eye Irritation Near Fire, Detect No Pollution

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Tryavna Mayor Dencho Minev told reporters here on Tuesday that no exceedances of air quality standards were detected in the village of Plachkovtsi, following the fire at an ammunition warehouse near the village of Belitsa, in the Tryavna region, which broke out on Monday. Minev specified that residents of Plachkovtsi reported feeling discomfort and a burning sensation in their eyes, which prompted fire department crews to set up air-monitoring equipment. The Gabrovo Regional Inspectorate of Environment and Water (RIEW) is also running an air monitoring station. The station was installed because, if wind directions change, the smoke plume could reach the village. The results from the RIEW station’s measurements are expected to be presented during a crisis management team meeting scheduled for 11 a.m. Minev noted that the municipality received reports and concerns from residents of settlements near the fire. He reported that an increased police presence and security along the perimeter a

First report: Explosions Reported in Ammunition Plant Warehouses in Central Bulgaria — bta.bg, 1d