According to her, the heap of material stored up to a height of 10 meters weighing over 7.5 thousand tons began to smolder on the Sunday before noon. “Upon arrival at the scene, firefighters discovered that wood chips were burning with flame in one of the inaccessible places. They had to cut through the chainsaw to the hearth and then start firefighting work, “said the spokesperson.
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Due to the deep foci, according to her, smoldering and degraded natural material was transported by heavy equipment to the open space, where firefighters dug it up and poured water over it. On Sunday alone, they removed 200 tons of wood chips in this way.
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The wood chip fire was accompanied by thick smoke.
Photo: Fire and Rescue Service of the Olomouc Region
“Work continued throughout the night and on Monday, when it was decided to divide the heap into two parts to prevent the hidden spread of fire,” said Balážová.
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According to her, the intervention was accompanied by thick smoke, which was directed to a nearby village. People in the area were advised not to ventilate and to keep the windows closed. “We transported the water by shuttle from a natural source, namely from the Výkleky quarry,” added a spokeswoman for the fire brigade.
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