Firefighters respond to a fire in a wood processing hall, March 13, 2023, Čelákovice.
Čelákovice (near Prague) – Customs officers are investigating a possible tax crime in connection with the devastating fire of the furniture hall in Čelákovice. Martina Kaňková, spokeswoman for the General Directorate of Customs, told ČTK. She did not provide details, citing the ongoing investigation. Monday's fire in the furniture hall in the industrial zone in Čelákovice caused a preliminary damage of two million crowns, but this may change after the investigation, said fire department spokeswoman Vladimíra Kereková.
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“We have taken over the case, an investigation is underway and we are investigating whether there was possible tax evasion, it will probably be a criminal act,” Kaňková, spokeswoman for the General Directorate of Customs, told ČTK. Customs officers were already at the scene of the fire on Monday.
Police and firefighters have been investigating the fire since this morning. Fire and police investigators are still working with all possible versions of the fire. “At the moment, we cannot rule out any of the possible causes of the fire,” regional police spokeswoman Adéla Fialová said on the website today. According to her, the police will have expert reports drawn up. “We have initiated criminal proceedings in the matter on suspicion of committing a crime of public endangerment due to negligence,” the spokeswoman added. firefighters, the third level of alarm out of four possible was announced. They were assisted by a special Cobra fire extinguisher, a tool for piercing and cutting materials with a water jet. Firefighters brought the fire under control after about eight hours of intervention. One firefighter was slightly injured in the attack. The chemical laboratory at the site temporarily measured increased values of carbon monoxide, but they were not harmful to health.
