VIDEO: Fire broke out in one of Budapest’s busiest squares at night

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Firefighters swiftly tackled a fire at Blaha Lujza Square in downtown Budapest, with reassuring news that no injuries were reported.

On Wednesday night, a fire broke out near the Lidl store at the intersection of Blaha Lujza Square in Budapest’s 8th district, as per RTL Híradó.

A reader captured a video of the incident, revealing that a warehouse was ablaze, prompting the arrival of several firefighters and police officers on the scene.

In response to the newspaper’s inquiry, the Disaster Management Department said that the fire originated at Blaha Lujza Square, specifically at the intersection of Rákóczi Road and Erzsébet Boulevard. Plastic and paper containers were reportedly in flames across an area spanning approximately 5-6 square metres.

“Under the guidance of the disaster management operational service, the capital’s firefighters quickly extinguished the flames with a water jet, inspected the staircase from the fire-affected doorway and the apartment above the warehouse. No one was injured in the fire,” they affirmed.

 

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