Large blaze near Sarajevo destroys a furniture warehouse (VIDEO)

“First I tried together with my workers to put out the fire. If there had been more water in the tank we would have put the fire under control,” said Kahrimanovic adding that by the time the firefighters from nearby towns arrived some 7,000 square metres of the facilities were lost in the large blaze.

30 to 40 percent of manufactured furniture has been destroyed too, he added.

The fire in the Ilijas-based warehouse was reported at 0730 a.m.

According to Sarajevo Canton Fire Brigade, 12 units have been sent to the site and they are still trying to put the blaze under control.

No casualties have been reported.