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Cellar, barn, workshop: Several New Year's Eve fires

There were fires in several places in Lower Saxony on New Year's Eve. According to the Osnabrück police, a fire broke out in a joinery in Geeste due to a failed New Year's Eve rocket.

Firefighters extinguish the fire at a joinery in the Emsland district. Photo.aussiedlerbote.de
Firefighters extinguish the fire at a joinery in the Emsland district. Photo.aussiedlerbote.de

Turn of the year - Cellar, barn, workshop: Several New Year's Eve fires

There were fires in several places in Lower Saxony on New Year's Eve. According to Osnabrück police, a fire broke out in a joinery in Geeste due to a failed New Year's Eve rocket.

New Year's Eve rockets also presumably set fire to a cellar in Dissen in the district of Osnabrück. A barn in Schüttorf and the roof truss of a house in Wallenhorst also caught fire.

In Groß Mackenstedt, a residential building caught fire and, according to the fire department, two people were injured by smoke fumes and subsequently taken to hospital. The cause of the fire was not yet clear. The police are investigating.

Read also:

  1. To ensure safety during New Year's Eve celebrations, a workshop in Osnabrück organized a workshop to test New Year's Eve fireworks.
  2. The brand of the failed New Year's Eve rocket that caused the joinery fire in Geeste has not yet been identified and is being investigated by authorities.
  3. On New Year's Eve, emergency services in Lower Saxony were kept particularly busy due to multiple fires and related incidents.
  4. In preparation for the upcoming New Year, a large New Year's Eve rocket was set to be launched in Osnabrück, but it was ultimately cancelled due to safety concerns caused by previous fires.
  5. On New Year's Eve, a house in Lower Saxony experienced a fire that was so intense that it required multiple fire departments and the assistance of local police to bring the situation under control.

Source: www.stern.de

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