A fire station itself had to succumb to the flames and was burnt down in Stadtallendorf in the state of Hesse in Germany on Wednesday, AP writes. The fire is said to have started in one of the emergency vehicles of the fire service and spread very quickly. The car had lithium batteries and an external power connection. Almost brand new A dozen vehicles and equipment worth up to NOK 280 million were destroyed in the fire. No one was injured. Fire crews are extinguishing the fire at the fire station. Photo: Andreas Arnold / AP/NTB Around 170 fire crews battled the flames. The flames on the roof must have been as high as ten metres, writes The Guardian. The fire station was almost brand new, and was put into use less than a year ago. According to a German local newspaper, the fire service moved into the new building, which is said to have cost NOK 180 million, in December last year. Did not have a fire alarm According to the German news agency DPA, no fire alarms were installed in the fire station because experts believed that it was not necessary. – I think what has happened will make many people think twice and take action to improve fire protection at fire stations, says Norbert Fischer, who heads the state’s association of fire departments. The fire station seen from the air. Photo: Andreas Arnold / AP/NTB Precisely because there was a lot of equipment and batteries that needed to be charged, Fischer believes that it would have been logical to install fire alarms at the fire station. He is still not sure if that would have saved the fire station. The local fire service is now moving into temporary premises until a new fire station is in place. Published 18.10.2024, at 09.21 Updated 18.10.2024, at 09.41
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