A fire broke out at an automobile factory in an industrial area of Brazil.

In industrial district II in the Brazilian city of Manaus, a fire was recorded at the warehouse of the Effa Motors automobile company. This was announced on August 5 by the A Critica portal.

"The fire continues to rage at one of the warehouses of Effa Motors, an SUV manufacturer, in the eastern zone of Manaus," the material says.

According to the publication, an explosion was heard at the scene of the fire. The fire destroyed a significant part of the territory. No injuries were reported.

According to the employees, the fire started at lunchtime with low activity on the production lines. Six vehicles of the Amazonas Military Fire Service have already been sent to the scene of the incident.

The president of the organization, Valdemir Santana, expressed hope that the consequences of the incident would be minimized.

Earlier, on July 30, in South Fremont, Nevada, an explosion destroyed the building of a factory owned by Horizon BioFuels. It was clarified that at the time of the explosion there were 10 people inside the complex. There was no information about the victims.

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