Fire

Arturo Fuente Endures Loss as Warehouse Fire Claims Aged Tobacco

Fire is a repeating chapter in the history of Arturo Fuente and a new episode has been added this week when a warehouse with a million pounds of aged tobacco...

Published May 2023

Fire Strikes Again: Plasencia Cigars’ Operations Spared by Multiple Location Practice

Not too long ago, a fire burned down the factories of Intercigar and William Ventura in the Dominican Republic and that was not the first fire to hit a tobacco...

Published March 2023

Tabacalera William Venture Plan For Comeback After Fire Devastation

Late September a devastating fire burned down Tabacalera William Ventura and Intercigar. William Ventura just broke ground, only a few hundred meters from their old factory. The plans are a...

Published January 2023

Trouble Arises For Caldwell Cigars After Factory Fire

Last month, big trouble arose for Caldwell Cigars as the factory of William Ventura, where many cigars for Caldwell are produced, burned down to the ground. Ventura does have a...

Published November 2022

Another Fire in Pinar del Rio

Earlier this year a fire destroyed a lot of tobacco in Cuba’s Pinar del Rio region, the premier growing area for Cuba’s premium tobacco. And last Saturday there was another...

Published June 2022