O Large fire that reaches the Manaus Industrial District since early Tuesday afternoon (5) has been controlledsays the CBMam (Military Fire Department of Amazonas).
According to the government of Amazonas, the corporation is equipped with water, food and has a guaranteed structure. According to the information, no new donations are required at this time.
According to the under-commander of the operation, Helliton de Souza, the flames are not extinct, but there is no risk of spread to forest areas. He stated that the fire was due to a toxic material and very high inflammability.
The sub-commander thanked the solidarity of the population and stated that at no time was the team lack of supplies.
The fire
Since early Tuesday afternoon (5), the companies Effa Motors and Valfilm da Amazônia, located in the Manaus Industrial District, known as the Free Zone.
The fire began around 12:10 pm, when Cobom (Military Firefighter Operations Center) was triggered. The first team arrived at 12:22.
According to CBMAM, 148 firefighters and 26 vehicles act on. Vehicles such as Auto Pump Tank, Platform Pump, Forest Pump, Auto Attack Transport, Auto Fast, Auto Personnel Transport and Rescue Unit are being used. A remotely piloted aircraft (drone) and Foam Generator Liquid (LGE), a product used to intensify the fight with flames, were also mobilized.
Effa Motors, one of the companies hit by fire, said in a statement that it does not have the real size of material damage caused so far.
