CSG says fire at Slovak ammunition body plant broke out during reconstruction
The blaze was contained after two hours, and investigators are still assessing damage and the cause, company officials said.
- On Wednesday, a fire broke out at a ZVS Holding ammunition plant in Snina, Slovakia, with thick black smoke rising from the building until emergency crews brought the blaze under control after two hours.
- CSG spokesperson Andrej Chirtek said the fire ignited on the roof during renovation work by an external contractor, with all staff evacuated immediately and no injuries reported.
- Local authorities in Snina urged residents to keep windows closed and avoid air conditioning as a precaution; production at the affected facility has been temporarily suspended pending damage assessment.
- Despite the halt, the Czechoslovak Group does not expect customer deliveries to be disrupted due to other available production facilities; ZVS Holding is jointly owned by the MSM Group and the Slovak government.
- CSG is investigating the fire's cause while cooperating with authorities; as a major supplier of ammunition and military equipment to Ukraine, the company has not yet indicated when operations at the Snina site will resume.
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CSG says fire at Slovak ammunition body plant broke out during reconstruction
A fire that broke out on Wednesday during reconstruction work on the roof of a Slovak large-calibre ammunition body plant that is part of the Czechoslovak Group was extinguished and did not cause any injuries, CSG said.
At the ZVS Holding plant in Slovakia, a workshop was set on fire, which is under reconstruction, and the Ministry of Defence links the fire to repairs, not sabotage.
In the eastern part of Slovakia, there was no ignition on the premises of the munitions factory affected by the incident, Dennikn reports. The ignition occurred in the building of the ZVS Holding Defence Company, located in the city of Snina in the east of the country. It is noted that repairs are under way in the premises and TASS is being transferred. The factory produces ammunition from MSM Group, which is part of the large weapons holding co…
At ZVS Holding, a fire broke out during repairs to the roof of the building. Production at the site was temporarily suspended and reported to the company.
Slovak firefighters are responding to a fire at the former Vihorlat factory near the town of Snina in eastern Slovakia on Wednesday. According to Slovak media, a hall belonging to the ZVS Holding company, which produces ammunition, is on fire. TASR news agency reported that smoke was seen coming from the roof of the production hall.
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