Two buses were on fire in front of the glassworks in Poltár on Monday morning. The preliminary amount of damage is 170,000 euros. TASR was informed about this by the spokeswoman of the Regional Directorate of the Fire and Rescue Service (HaZZ) in Banská Bystrica, Júlia Zeleňáková.
She added that after 4:00 a.m. a bus fire was reported. Upon arrival at the scene, the firemen discovered that the vehicle is in the third stage of the fire. According to the spokeswoman, the fire spread to another vehicle parked nearby. “Six members of the HaZZ intervened on the spot on three pieces of equipment. The police were also present,” she summarized by saying that the cause of the fire is under investigation.