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Fire at landfill site in Berlin-Spandau

Feuerwehr

Feuerwehrleute stehen zusammen, um den Einsatz zu besprechen.

A large fire broke out at a landfill site in Berlin-Spandau on Easter Sunday.

About 300 cubic metres of bulky waste are burning, as the fire brigade announced on Twitter. The fire brigade is there with 45 people - including a fire-fighting boat and a wheel loader. The operation on the premises of a waste management company on Sophienwerderweg in Spandau will last several hours, they said. Huge clouds of smoke were forming.

Author: dpa/deepl.com
Publication date: 9 April 2023
Last updated: 9 April 2023

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