Thu, 01 Jan 1970 01:00:00 +0100Fri, 24 Jul 2026 17:29:17 +0200https://english.radio.cz/fire-engine-accident-highlights-bungled-renovation-ostravas-main-square-8573462© 2026 Radio Prague International Three years ago, the central square in the city of Ostrava, in the north-east of the country underwent a thorough renovation. But locals complained about the poor quality of the job and the inferior stones the square was paved with. The authorities had already launched an investigation into the matter when on Tuesday, the complainers were proved right: a fire engine sank into a hole in the square’s paving. encr@radio.cz (Cesky Rozhlas)webmaster@radio.cz (CRo Webmaster) https://english.radio.cz/sites/default/files/images/propad_namesti_ostrava1.jpg?timestamp=1591294769 https://english.radio.cz/fire-engine-accident-highlights-bungled-renovation-ostravas-main-square-8573462 Radio Prague International Radio Prague International radio.prague.int@gmail.com clean 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9