STA, 30 November 2021 - A fire broke out in a large warehouse in Vižmarje in the north-western Ljubljana borough of Šentvid during the night. The fire spread from pallets piled up next to the building inside the warehouse of several companies, including a tyre company, the Administration for Civil Protection and Disaster Relief said this morning.
According to police reports, nobody was in the building at the time of the fire.
The fire has been mostly put out now but some parts of it are difficult to access, so the efforts will continue for a while, the Ljubljana Fire Brigade said in a Facebook post.
More than 150 firefighters from the Ljubljana Brigade and several volunteer firefighting brigades have been fighting the fire and managed to prevent its spreading to the entire building and its office section.
Below, what appears to be the rough location of the fire, based on the video. Note the named firm may not be affectedThe Ljubljana Police Administration said police, which had been informed of the fire little after 4am, secured the area and were gathering information.
The fire was large, so smoke spread to a wide area and locals have been advised to stay indoors and keep their windows closed. Air quality measurements are being conducted but so far no toxins have been detected.
People are also urged not to obstruct emergency vehicles and not to go near the site.
Traffic has been obstructed in the Gorenjska motorway north-west of Ljubljana and in near-by streets. Railway transport towards the Gorenjska region has also been suspended. A substitute bus service has been organised, the national railway operator said.
An investigation into the cause of the fire is yet to be launched.
