Karnobat

This morning, a fire broke out in the production hall of a private nut trading company situated in the northern industrial zone in the Bulgarian town of Karnobat. The emergency call was received in the early hours.

The Bulgarian winner of the EU Juvenes Translatores Contest 2024 is Pamela Kalpakchieva from Hristo Botev High School in Karnobat.

Nearly 300 decares of municipal deciduous forest burned in the fire near the village of Belevren, near the Bulgarian-Turkish border.

The two fires in the Burgas region have already been localized - in the area of Belevren and between the villages of Rosen and Ravna Gora.

"Businesses are running, people are safe. We have taken absolutely all measures, on the part of the state, the local authorities, the management of the specific enterprises, so that we can be sure that people are safe and the Bulgarian industry will not be affected by such types of raids". This is what the Minister of Economy, Bogdan Bogdanov, said today.

Bulgarian police neutralized a depot for the gathering and assistance of illegal migrants.

During the specialized operation, six migrants were found in a building of an active livestock farm near the Karnobat village of Sarnevo, who were waiting to be taken to a point near the Trakia highway, from where they would be taken to Sofia.

A large-scale police operation is currently underway in Karnobat. The operation was carried out by officers of the General Directorate of the National Police with the assistance of the gendarmerie and the Regional Directorate of the Ministry of Interior in Burgas.

From today until the end of the month, the travel of all motor vehicles through the Pass of the Republic will be stopped.

This was reported by the Bulgarian Road Agency. The traffic will be diverted through the Shipka, Rishki and Kotlenski passes.

The cars will pass through the Shipka pass, and the trucks will be redirected on the road Shumen-Karnobat and Omurtag-Kotel.

Problems with voting machines in many places in Bulgaria. In 5 sections in the country, the Central Election Commission / CEC / decided yesterday to move to ballot paper voting due to problems with machines. This was said by CEC Chairwoman Kamelia Neykova. The five sections are in Dobrich, Karnobat, Brusartsi, Polski Trambesh and the village of Yankovo.

Evacuation of part of Karnobat residents due to gas leaks at the city's train station. Many people spent the night outdoors, NOVA reported.

Around 1:00 am a tank loaded with propane-butane passed through the Karnobat area. A train station employee sensed a smell and a specific sound.

The railway station in Karnobat will be generally renovated with over BGN 4 million of the EU funds.