By Danielle
A fire caused by an electric emergency vehicle destroyed a brand-new fire station in Germany and caused millions of euros in damage.
“Initial estimates put the damage at between €20 million and €24 million,” Euro News reports.
The fire occurred Wednesday, October 16th, at the Stadtallendorf fire station in Hesse.
The blaze devastated the equipment hall and destroyed nearly a dozen emergency vehicles.
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Euro News reports:
Local officials told the German news agency dpa that no fire alarm system was installed in the building because experts had considered it not necessary — much to the astonishment of many observers now that the station has burned down.
The fire broke out on an emergency vehicle belonging to the fire department, which contained lithium-ion batteries and an external power connection.
The station opened less than a year ago, local media reported.
A brand-new fire station in Germany, which was destroyed in a fire, causing millions of euros in damage and destroyed equipment did not have a fire alarm system, local media reported Thursday. https://t.co/1iJdcLjJRt
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