{"id":3098,"date":"2022-09-26T09:31:05","date_gmt":"2022-09-26T16:31:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thecigarstore.com\/blog\/?p=3098"},"modified":"2022-09-26T09:31:05","modified_gmt":"2022-09-26T16:31:05","slug":"fire-in-the-free-zone-william-ventura-cigar-factory-in-d-r-burns-down","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thecigarstore.com\/blog\/fire-in-the-free-zone-william-ventura-cigar-factory-in-d-r-burns-down\/","title":{"rendered":"Fire In The Free Zone: William Ventura Cigar Factory In D.R. Burns Down"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"3098\" class=\"elementor elementor-3098\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6f0348a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6f0348a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4de6d76\" data-id=\"4de6d76\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-715f16e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"715f16e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Dominican factory that produces cigar brands such as Caldwell and Room101 was lost in a blaze that started early this morning.<\/p><p>Sirens blared in a Santiago free zone early this morning as firefighters fought a blaze that consumed the William Ventura factory in the Dominican Republic. William Ventura was a small factory known for producing cigars such as Room101 and Caldwell as well as lesser-known brands from companies such as La Barba and the newly formed Freud Cigar Co.<\/p><p>\u201cThey have yet to extinguish the fire,\u201d Robert Caldwell of Caldwell Cigars told Cigar Aficionado this morning. \u201cIt started before 3 a.m., local time, and as of 10 a.m., local time, it is still burning.\u201d<\/p><p>No injuries have been reported.<\/p><p>The factory is a total loss, according to multiple sources. Caldwell said that includes everything inside. \u201cAll inventory, including boxes, rings and finished cigars etc. We lost about 800,000 cigars that were awaiting packaging or aging. 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