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Honorable mentions for the teams of the fire department and the police, who mastered the critical situation with a burning tank in Kostinbrod, announced the press center of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. 

In order to express their respect and gratitude to the employees of RU and RSPBZN - Kostinbrod and their leaders, today the management and employees of Kostinbrod Municipality and the members of the Municipal Council organized a special ceremony to reward them.

Official guests of the event were the directors of the DG "Fire Safety and Protection of the Population", Ch.

commissioner Alexander Jartov, the director of the ODVRM-Sofia senior commissioner Zhivko Kotsev, the director of the RDPBZN-Sofia commissioner Georgi Ivanov, the heads of RU-Kostinbrod ch.

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Georgi Kalaidzhiev and RSPBZN-Kostinbrod ch.

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Nikola Stoichkov. 

Tanker catches fire after crash at Kostinbrod roundabout

In the presence of officials from the two divisions of the Ministry of Internal Affairs in the city and to the members of the municipal administration and the municipal council, the mayor of Kostinbrod Municipality Traiko Mladenov presented special honorary awards.

The teams on duty, which secured the incident of January 21, when a diesel fuel tanker crashed and caught fire in the area of ​​a roundabout in the city center, and with their quick, coordinated and adequate actions, prevented the occurrence of a potential danger to the population, were awarded the Medal of Honor for merits of Kostinbrod Municipality.

The heads of the directorates and territorial subdivisions of the police and the fire department were awarded certificates of dedication for dedication and high professional results achieved in the performance of official duties during the rescue operation. 

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Commissioner Zhartov.

In response to the honorary diploma he received, he thanked the Municipal Administration - Kostinbrod for the timely assistance provided. 

I accept the diploma as a serious commitment to raise the criteria in our work, so that we are maximally adequate to public expectations.

Saturday's crisis incident is a merciless challenge to our professional skills, to our daily work, to our ability to react in a crisis situation.

As a result of the adequate institutional interaction between the structures of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the local government in all aspects - communication, used resources, procedures, tactical actions, we managed to prevent in an indisputable way serious consequences for the lives, health and property of the inhabitants of Kostinbrod, he pointed out in the welcoming speech Your word, Senior Commissioner Kotsev.

He also addressed his personal recognition to the duty teams with the words: You are true heroes, and our time needs people like you.

We are proud of you! 

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