Gepetto 1,368 Posted October 18, 2024 https://www.yahoo.com/news/brand-german-fire-station-burned-170029796.html BERLIN (AP) — 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. 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 ($21 million to $26 million). No one was injured. 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 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. “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. Precisely because there is a lot of technology in fire stations and batteries are being charged, it would make sense to equip them with fire alarm systems, Fischer said, noting it was unclear whether such a system could have prevented the worst in Stadtallendorf. “This fire spread at breakneck speed," he said. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
squistion 2,199 Posted October 18, 2024 Just now, Gepetto said: https://www.yahoo.com/news/brand-german-fire-station-burned-170029796.html BERLIN (AP) — 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. 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 ($21 million to $26 million). No one was injured. 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 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. “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. Precisely because there is a lot of technology in fire stations and batteries are being charged, it would make sense to equip them with fire alarm systems, Fischer said, noting it was unclear whether such a system could have prevented the worst in Stadtallendorf. “This fire spread at breakneck speed," he said. Ranks up there with Rudy Giulaini's locating the NYC Office of Emergency Management headquarters on the 23rd floor ofThe World Trade Center, which had been long-identified as a target for a terrorist attack. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jonnyutah 287 Posted October 18, 2024 2 hours ago, squistion said: Ranks up there with Rudy Giulaini's locating the NYC Office of Emergency Management headquarters on the 23rd floor ofThe World Trade Center, which had been long-identified as a target for a terrorist attack. Good lord. You literally look like a jerk in every single post. its kind of impressive. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Horseman 2,458 Posted October 18, 2024 Good example of irony. Unlike rain on your wedding day, or any time Gutterboy tries to use the phrase. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BrahmaBulls 763 Posted October 18, 2024 7 minutes ago, jonnyutah said: Good lord. You literally look like a jerk in every single post. its kind of impressive. He doesn't even try it's just natural for him. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BunnysBastatrds 2,440 Posted October 19, 2024 12 hours ago, BrahmaBulls said: He doesn't even try it's just natural for him. I bet he would go down on you in a theater Share this post Link to post Share on other sites