{"id":75077,"date":"2026-02-14T10:36:44","date_gmt":"2026-02-14T09:36:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cigarjournal.com\/?p=75077"},"modified":"2026-02-14T10:36:44","modified_gmt":"2026-02-14T09:36:44","slug":"plasencia-cigars-issues-statement-following-fire-at-farm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cigarjournal.com\/de\/plasencia-cigars-issues-statement-following-fire-at-farm\/","title":{"rendered":"Plasencia Cigars Issues Statement Following Fire at Farm"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Plasencia Cigars confirms that a fire occurred today at one of the Plasencia farms in Nicaragua. The situation has been contained and is currently under control. No injuries have been reported. The company\u2019s established emergency action plans and safety protocols were immediately activated, allowing for coordinated response efforts between the Plasencia team and local authorities.<\/p>\n<p>Plasencia Cigars extends its sincere gratitude to the Estel\u00ed Fire Department and all first responders for their swift action and professionalism in managing the incident. And it remains focused on the safety of team members, partners, and surrounding community. Operations continue without interruption.<\/p>\n<p>The company is also deeply appreciative of the immediate support offered by fellow manufacturers and members of the Estel\u00ed cigar community. The solidarity and willingness to assist reflect the spirit of collaboration that defines the region\u2019s tobacco industry.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are grateful that the fire was contained quickly and that our people are safe,\u201d said N\u00e9stor Andr\u00e9s Plasencia, fifth-generation member of the Plasencia cigar family. \u201cOur team responded with professionalism and discipline, and we are thankful for the rapid coordination with the Estel\u00ed Fire Department. We are equally moved by the support from our fellow manufacturers in Estel\u00ed \u2014 this industry truly operates as a family.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Plasencia Cigars confirms that a fire occurred today at one of the Plasencia farms in Nicaragua. The situation has been contained and is currently under control.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":21,"featured_media":29311,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mi_skip_tracking":false},"categories":[177,49,2808,44],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cigarjournal.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/75077"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cigarjournal.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cigarjournal.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cigarjournal.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/21"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cigarjournal.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=75077"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.cigarjournal.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/75077\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":75078,"href":"https:\/\/www.cigarjournal.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/75077\/revisions\/75078"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cigarjournal.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/29311"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cigarjournal.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=75077"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cigarjournal.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=75077"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cigarjournal.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=75077"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}