Trabiju has services affected after fire destroys city hall vehicles Trabiju City Hall (SP) declared an emergency situation in the areas affected by the large fire, which destroyed the municipal fleet garage, in the early hours of this Tuesday (28). Nobody was injured. According to decree No. 1,406 published in the municipality's Official Gazette, the fire resulted in the total destruction of the property and 17 public vehicles. The administration reported that the estimated loss is approximately R$10 million, combined with the garage structure. ? Follow g1 São Carlos and Araraquara on Instagram What the decree says According to the decree, the fire compromised essential services, including school transport, patient transport, road maintenance, urban cleaning, Civil Defense and social protection network service. The emergency situation was declared based on an opinion from the Municipal Civil Protection and Defense Coordination (Compdec), which considered the damage significant and the need for exceptional measures to restore public services. Thus, the decree authorizes the mobilization of all municipal bodies and the call for volunteers for response and recovery actions. In situations of imminent risk, Civil Defense agents may enter properties to provide assistance or determine evacuations, in addition to using private properties, with possible compensation in cases of damage. Furthermore, the municipality is authorized to carry out emergency contracts and purchases without bidding in the cases provided for by Federal Law No. 14,133/2021. The decree came into force this Tuesday (28) and will be valid for 365 days. Fire hits garage and destroys 18 vehicles belonging to Trabiju City Hall Social media Services affected The city hall said it is in contact with the State and Federal governments in search of support for the recovery of the fleet and operational capacity. "It is worth remembering that there are insured vehicles and the teams carry out a survey to activate the policies." The city received the regional coordinator of the Civil Defense of the State of São Paulo, Amarildo Calegari, who guided the first measures and helped in the preparation of the technical report that will be sent to the state government. "The Civil Police opened an investigation to investigate the causes of the fire. The municipal garage has a camera monitoring system, and the images have already been handed over to the authorities to assist in the investigations. Apparently, a short circuit in one of the vehicles would have caused the accident", said the administration in a statement. Some public services continue to undergo changes or stoppages due to the loss of the fleet. The selective waste collection will continue to operate normally. "The city hall is working to restore services as quickly as possible and will release new information as the measures adopted progress." The vehicles that were impacted: 1 water truck; 2 school minibuses; 1 accessible van; 1 Health Kwid; 1 Kwid of Social Assistance; 3 dump trucks; 1 selective collection truck; 1 school lunch transport truck; 1 Volkswagen Saveiro from the Works Department; 1 Fiat Strada from Civil Defense; 1 loader shovel; 1 motor grader; 1 Kombi from the Works Department; 1 Volkswagen Paraty from the City Council. 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A city hall employee who was guarding the place noticed the fire starting and called for help. Images obtained by EPTV, a TV Globo affiliate, indicate that the fire started in one of the school buses and quickly spread to other vehicles parked in the garage. The cause of the fire is still being investigated by the Scientific Police. Fire impressed residents of Trabiju Social networks Note from the City Hall 'The City Hall of Trabiju informs, with deep sadness, that the municipal garage was hit by a large fire in the early hours of this Tuesday (28). Due to the damage caused, the municipality's transport services will suffer possible changes or interruptions in operation, with no plans for normalization at this time. The City Hall is grateful for the immediate support of neighboring municipalities, companies in the region and everyone who helped fight the flames and provided support at this difficult time. So far, the causes of the fire are unknown and will be investigated by the competent bodies. Trabiju City Hall deeply regrets what happened and reaffirms its commitment to acting with transparency, responsibility and commitment to reestablish services as soon as possible.' REVIEW VIDEOS FROM EPTV CENTRAL: See more news from the region on g1 São Carlos and Araraquara