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Bne IntelliNews: Fire nearly destroys the legendary Fischer ski factory in Ukraine

By Bne Intellinews.

Published Oct. 20, 2020 at 12:58 am

On October 12, a three-hour, pre-dawn fire started that burned 9,000 square metres of the production facilities and warehouse of the Mukachevo Fischer ski factory. Photo: The State Emergency Service of Ukraine in Zakarpattya Oblast.

The Fischer ski factory in Ukraine must be one of the country’s best kept secrets. Set up in the 40s and employing over 1,000 people, it produces about 60% of all the skis and snowboards that ride the mountains of Europe each season, and many other pieces of equipment to boot, not that most punters are aware as they don’t carry a “made in Ukraine” sticker on them.