A brand-new fire station in Germany was destroyed in a fire that caused millions of dollars in damage and destroyed equipment. It did not have a fire alarm system, local media reported Thursday.
<p>BERLIN — A brand-new fire station in Germany was destroyed in a fire that caused millions of dollars in damage and destroyed equipment.
</p><p>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 observers now&#x
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