Massive Fire Strikes AJ Fernandez Factory in Estelí

NICARAGUAN ARMY 1 REGIONAL MILITARY COMMAND INFORMATION NOTE No. 013/2025 STRUCTURAL FIRE EXTINGUISHMENT The Nicaraguan Army, consistent with the motto that “We are the People themselves in uniform, working for their own benefit”, on March 31, 2025, through the 1 Regional Military Command, in coordination with State institutions, United Firefighters of the Ministry of the Interior (BU-MINT), General Fire Department (DGB), National Police, Cruz B…

Massive Fire Strikes AJ Fernandez Factory in Estelí

A massive fire broke out at the AJ Fernandez factory located in Estelí, Nicaragua. According to La Voz de Norte, the fire broke in the packaging area out the morning of March 31, 2025 at the Tabacalera AJ Fernandez Cigars de Nicaragua SA.  A total of 1,500 people were evacuated, including 70 children at the kindergarten school located on the facility. Numerous videos also showed workers removing raw materials (tobacco), computer equipment, and f…