A new fire station in central 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 is reporting.
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The fire broke out early Wednesday morning at the Stadtallendorf fire station in Hesse and destroyed, among other things, the equipment hall and almost a dozen emergency vehicles, German news agency dpa reported. Initial estimates put the damage at between 20 million and 24 million euros . No one was injured.
The fire broke out on an emergency vehicle belonging to the fire department, which contained lithium-ion batteries and an external power connection. Local officials told dpa that no fire alarm system was installed in the building because experts had considered it not necessary — much to the astonishment of many now that the station has burned down.“I believe that what has happened will make many people think and act,” about improving fire protection requirements at fire stations, Norbert Fischer, the head of the State Fire Brigade Association of the state of Hesse, told dpa.
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