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Major fire in Elsterwerda extinguished: LKA determined

2021-10-18T11:22:34.778Z


After the major fire in an industrial area in Elbe-Elster (Elbe-Elster), the fire is extinguished. According to the police, no one was injured. Experts from the State Criminal Police Office have taken over the investigation into the cause of the fire - the investigations go in all directions, as a spokesman said on Monday. Even spontaneous ignition cannot be ruled out because of the ongoing production operations at the time the fire broke out.


After the major fire in an industrial area in Elbe-Elster (Elbe-Elster), the fire is extinguished.

According to the police, no one was injured.

Experts from the State Criminal Police Office have taken over the investigation into the cause of the fire - the investigations go in all directions, as a spokesman said on Monday.

Even spontaneous ignition cannot be ruled out because of the ongoing production operations at the time the fire broke out.

Elsterwerda - At first, the investigators could not enter the area because the scene of the fire had to cool down first.

A fire watch was still on site on Monday.

According to the city, the company is one of the most important employers.

The fire broke out on Saturday evening for an as yet unexplained cause in three storage boxes belonging to the company Bosig, which produces building plastics.

The property damage is estimated at an amount in the mid six-digit range.

Around 90 fire fighters were on site, a total of 66 vehicles were in use.

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Because of the heavy smoke development, 25 residents from an apartment building had to be brought to safety, as Mayor Anja Heinrich (CDU) reported.

A family with four children and two men were housed in a city pension, the other victims were staying with relatives and friends.

Other residents were informed by a city app and asked by loudspeaker announcements to keep doors and windows closed.

After a risk to the population was ruled out with an immission measurement, the residents of the apartment building were able to return to their apartments on Sunday.

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Source: merkur

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