- Unextinguished blaze persists within Schweriner storage facility's pile of flammables
Tons of hay bales continue to blaze in a storage facility in Schwerin on a Monday morn, as per police updates. Firefighters are still battling to bring the inferno under control, and experts might not be able to probe the fire's origins for some days.
Gunnar Rehhagen, in charge of the Schwerin fire department's operations, communicated to NDR, "Hay is a challenging substance to tame, it's virtually impossible to put out completely. Furthermore, once spread out, it can spark up again. So, we're looking at an extended operation here." Plans for Monday include gradually dismantling the structure using heavy machinery, aimed at averting a collapse and enhancing access to the fire's origin for extinguishment.**
As per police reports over the weekend, approximately 5,000 hay bales caught alight on Saturday evening. Thankfully, no casualties were reported. Preliminary assessments put the property damage at around two million euros.
The large fire in the Schwerin storage facility, as reported by police, started with around 5,000 hay bales catching fire on Saturday evening. Despite the efforts of firefighters, Gunnar Rehhagen stated that due to the nature of hay, completely extinguishing the large fire could be impossible, and it may reignite once spread out.
