Fire broke out in Cologne Zoo: fire brigade with around 50 emergency services on site
Created: 03/15/2022, 19:59
By: Kathrin Reikowski
A fire broke out in the tropical house at Cologne Zoo on Tuesday evening.
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Fire in Cologne Zoo: A fire broke out in the tropical house of Cologne Zoo.
Food may have caught fire.
Cologne – Major alarm for the Cologne fire brigade: On Tuesday evening, residents reported smoke over the Cologne Zoo.
More than 50 emergency services are now on site.
According to a spokeswoman for the Cologne fire brigade, there is already an assumption as to the cause of the fire.
Food could have caught fire.
Fire in the tropical house of Cologne Zoo: the extinguishing work is progressing
The fire brigade broke out in the tropical house of Cologne Zoo, where turtles are said to live, among other things.
But there is also good news: "The extinguishing work is progressing," said the fire brigade spokeswoman about an hour after the alarm.
There are still some fires.
Fire in the Cologne Zoo: Were animals injured?
The most important question has not yet been answered.
According to the fire department, there is still no information on whether animals were injured.
According to its spokesman, the Cologne Zoo was already closed when the fire brigade received the alarm.
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Fire broke out in the tropical house at Cologne Zoo
According to the fire brigade, a fire broke out in the tropical house in Cologne Zoo.
Residents reported smoke over the zoo around 6:20 p.m., a spokeswoman for the fire brigade said on Tuesday evening.
Food was probably on fire.
More than 50 emergency services are on site.
Several media reported online.
Fire broke out in the tropical house at Cologne Zoo
Large hall with straw burns in farm
In a farm in the Niederjesar district of Fichtehöhe (Märkisch-Oderland), straw stored in an open-air hall caught fire.
People were not injured, as the rescue control center in Frankfurt/Oder announced on Tuesday.
The fire broke out around midnight for reasons that have not yet been clarified.
Residents were asked to keep windows closed because of the heavy smoke.
Large hall with straw burns in farm
According to
Radio Cologne
, Cologne's fire brigade chief Christian Miller expects a longer deployment.
People have started to smoke out the areas where animals lived.
People weren't hurt either.
Baby monkey Mana was born in Cologne Zoo in January.
(dpa/kat)