Skopje, 17 September 2025 (MIA) – A pre-trial judge at the Skopje-based Criminal Court, upon proposal of the Basic Public Prosecutor's Office, has extended for another 48 hours the detention of the four suspects in connection with the Trubarevo fire, said the court.  

Based on reasonable suspicion for the crime of endangering the environment and nature with waste material, in connection with the Trubarevo fire, the Prosecutor's Office in Skopje launched proceedings against four people regarding whom it requested a pre-trial judge last Sunday to order 48-hour detention in order to secure evidence.   

"Their specific actions are under investigation, but involve a 56-year-old manager and owner of 2 legal entities, a 22-year-old manager of a third legal entity, a 42-year-old manager of a subsidiary, and a 59-year-old employee in a legal entity. The potential liability of other individuals is also under investigation," the press release said.

The four people are suspected for the crime of endangering the environment and nature with waste material. 

According to the Prosecutor's Office, the Trubarevo fire scene investigation is expected to begin on Wednesday, with scene investigation units coordinated by a public prosecutor from the Basic Public Prosecutor's Office in Skopje.

Upon order of a public prosecutor, it added, Skopje police units were at the scene of the fire on Tuesday, in order to take action and collect certain evidence necessary in relation to the procedure over endangering the environment with waste material. "Several actions are underway to secure and analyse documentation," the Prosecutor's Office said.

The fire broke out at a waste recycling facility in the Skopje village of Trubarevo around 2 p.m. on Saturday.  

Protection and Rescue Directorate head, Stojanche Angelov, said on Tuesday that the fire has been extinguished, and the entire burned area has been covered with sand and soil.

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