ZAGREB, October 10, 2018 - An oil spill was spotted on the River Sava downstream of the oil refinery at Bosanski Brod, a town in the Bosnian Serb entity of Republika Srpska on the border with Croatia, where an explosion and a fire occurred on Tuesday night, and the relevant Croatian services were notified, the Croatian Rescue and Protection Directorate (DUZS) said on Wednesday.

ZAGREB, October 10, 2018 - Eight workers were injured and one person has died in a fire that broke out after an explosion in the oil refinery in Bosanski Brod, a town on the River Sava in the Bosnian Serb entity of Republika Srpska, around 9.30 pm on Tuesday, and they were all hospitalised, local media reported.

ZAGREB, October 9, 2018 - President Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović, who on Tuesday temporarily relocated her office to the eastern town of Slavonski Brod, said that she had come to Slavonski Brod-Posavina County to talk with county, town and municipal officials about development plans, but also of the problems facing them, and underscored that investments and employment were essential for the eastern region of Slavonia, Baranja and Srijem.

One Croatian company goes from strength to strength.

ZAGREB, September 2, 2018 - The Đuro Đaković Special Vehicles company, which is part of the Đuro Đaković Group, has signed a 127.2 million kuna (17.18 million euro) contract with the French Ermewa company for the delivery of freight wagons for the transport of sheet metal coils, the Slavonski Brod-based company has said.

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This new investment in domestic production is set to increase Vindija's overall production capacity.

ZAGREB, July 20, 2018 - An agreement was signed in the eastern city of Slavonski Brod on Friday for the construction of river port infrastructure valued at more than 100 million kuna, as well as a concession agreement for the port.

ZAGREB, July 20, 2018 - Unhappy about the fact that criminal charges against an unidentified perpetrator for a water pollution accident in Slavonski Brod in March were dropped, Mayor Mirko Duspara on Wednesday told a press conference that the way the investigation into the incident was conducted was contentious because it did not incorporate the entire five kilometre route of the gas pipeline where the tests were conducted.

Earlier today, an unpleasant surprise for eastern Croatia.