Fire in Mladá Boleslav will delay production of 16,000 Škoda Octavia models

Preliminary reports estimate that Saturday’s fire, which affected the industrial sector of Mladá Boleslav, caused damages exceeding one billion crowns and also damaged Škoda Auto’s manufacturing plant which will cause a delay in the company’s production of 16,000 Octavia model cars, news site HN.cz reported on Wednesday citing Škoda’s trade union chief Jaroslav Povšík.

Police currently have three versions in their investigation of the incident, which they believe could have either been caused by a technical accident, negligence, or arson.