Polystyrene Factory in Ukraine's Rivne Oblast Burns for Second Time

A fire broke out at a polystyrene manufacturing facility in the village of Varkovychi, Rivne Oblast, on the evening of September 29, the second such incident at the plant within two months, reported Suspilne and the local village council.

The fire was extinguished by 21:30 local time. Emergency services doused the structure and investigated the cause of the blaze. The village council asked residents not to panic and to rely only on official sources, noting that there was no threat to the life or safety of the population.

The plant had previously caught fire on August 11, when two explosions were reported before the blaze at the polystyrene production facility in Dubno district.