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Fire at the Šišeta landfill near Goražde spreads across the site, schools move to online classes

Goražde · started September 30, 2026 at 3:43 PM · last changed 11d ago

Summary

A major fire at the illegal Šišeta landfill near Goražde has, according to reports from the scene, spread across the whole site, with firefighters and utility workers working to bring it under control, which the assistant mayor for civil protection says is for now partly succeeding though the situation remains serious. The BPK Public Health Institute has advised residents to avoid being outdoors, close windows and doors and use N95/FFP2 masks, and Goražde schools are moving to online classes due to polluted air.

This summary was written by a language model from the 16 sources listed below.

Extract from the source

GORAŽDE, 30. septembra (FENA) - Na nelegalnoj deponiji Šišteta u Goraždu u poslijepodnevnim satima je izbio požar većih razmjera – potvrdio je Feni pomoćnik gradonačelnika

Main source

03:43 PMFENA (Federalna novinska agencija)Open the original

Locations

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Administrative boundaries, not incident extent

Satellite observation groups are not confirmed fire boundaries. No observations does not establish that there are no fires.

  • Municipality: Goražde

Nearest settlement: Popov Do, 200 m from the nearest detection.

Places mentioned in the report

Goražde is where the fire occurred.

  • where it happenedGoražde - the Šišeta landfill is located near Goražde

State

· 7 detections · ~49 ha

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Timeline

  1. Na nelegalnoj deponiji Šišeta u Goraždu u poslijepodnevnim satima izbio je požar većih razmjera, potvrdio je pomoćnik gradonačelnika za Civilnu zaštitu Sanid Zirak. Na terenu su pripadnici Profesionalne vatrogasne jedinice Goražde i drugih službi koji nastoje spriječiti širenje vatre, a prema Zirakovim riječima sumnja se da je požar podmetnut.

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  2. New reports say the fire has spread across the entire landfill, that firefighters and utility workers are working to stop it spreading further, and that Goražde schools are moving to online classes due to polluted air, with masks N95/FFP2 recommended.

    Goražde · 2 sources

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Sources (16)

16 reports · 8 sources

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Severity
Severity70

Total — very strong signal (70–100)

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