The fire brigade in Essen was on Saturday with a hundred emergency services in a major fire in the warehouse of a textile printing company.
The fire in the almost 500 square meter building was not yet under control, said a fire department spokesman in the late morning.
Because of the great heat, the steel girders of the roof structure had bent and the roof had partially collapsed.
Essen - There was odor nuisance in the nearby city center of Essen.
According to the fire brigade, nobody was injured.
Clothes and packaging material are stored at the scene of the fire.
The fire was reported around 8:20 a.m.
A large cloud of smoke stood over the scene of the fire.
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