Fire in Kumanovo's Sredorek neighbourhood extinguished after two-hour operation
Kumanovo firefighters extinguished a morning blaze in Sredorek and also put out a fire at a sandwich bar; the alarm arrived at 05:35 and crews worked about two hours.
Fire crews in Kumanovo contained and fully extinguished a blaze that broke out early this morning in the Sredorek neighbourhood, the Kumanovo Territorial Firefighting Unit reported.
Morning call at 05:35 — two hours of work on a waste site
The alarm was received at 05:35, and firefighters worked for around two hours to bring the fire under control. According to the commander of the Kumanovo Territorial Firefighting Unit, Boris Stankovski, the flames started at a location with waste and illegal dumps.
Responders also tackled a separate fire at a sandwich bar on Boris Kidrič Street in the city. That intervention involved one firefighting vehicle and five firefighters.
Local crews said the Sredorek blaze has been completely extinguished and no further danger was reported at the scene after the operation concluded.
Regional firefighting services remain engaged elsewhere: there are active fires near Makedonski Brod and in parts of Kumanovo, while the municipal landfill in Delchevo is reported to be under control.
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