The environmental protection authority imposed an Ft 800,000 per hectare fine on the company, Illés said.

The company polluted four hectares of land and must contain damage by April 14 or expect another fine, he warned.

Experts are assessing the exact extent of the damage, but it totals at least Ft 10 million, according to Illés.

Source: Hungary Around the Clock

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