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Police investigate cause of fire at Münster airport

Many holidaymakers will find themselves without a car as they return to Münster Osnabrück International Airport, after a car park fire damaged 65 cars on Monday evening.

Published: 15 October 2019 10:57 CEST
Police investigate cause of fire at Münster airport
260 firefighters worked to extinguish the car park fire. Photo: DPA

A total of 260 firefighters were called to the scene, extinguishing the fire by 00:45 am on Tuesday morning. The fire brigade left the scene hours later at 3 am.

There have been no injuries as a result of the fire. 

Police have begun investigating the cause of the blaze, with a spokesperson revealing the following morning that, according to initial findings, the fire broke out on the first floor of the multi-story car park. 

Two floors of the car parks were subsequently damaged, with the entire building remaining closed off.

The 65 affected cars will be removed from the site as they are no longer roadworthy. Around 40 were completely burned out, whilst a further 25 were damaged. The car park’s concrete frame has also been broken in places by the fire.

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Is your flight affected?

According to a spokesperson for the Fire Department, the car park where the fire took place is around 100 meters from the airport terminal.

Andres Heinemann, a spokesman for Münster Osnabrück Airport, assures travellers that flight operations have not been affected by the fire. 

He also indicated that those affected will be compensated for damages.

 

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Situation ‘unstable’ at Copenhagen’s old stock exchange after fire

Three days after a fire which ravaged Copenhagen's historic former stock exchange broke out, emergency services said Friday that the situation was "unstable" due to equipment issues and a strong breeze.

Published: 19 April 2024 17:44 CEST
Situation 'unstable' at Copenhagen's old stock exchange after fire

In the morning, during work to dismantle the scaffolding surrounding the building, a crane’s cutters came loose for as of yet unknown reasons.

It is currently wedged between the scaffolding — put up for the renovation of the historic building that was ongoing — and what remains of the walls.

“It is affecting our efforts”, Tim Ole Simonsen, leader of the operation at the rescue services, told a press conference.

Coupled with the wind picking up, the incident, which has temporarily halted work on dismantling the scaffolding, has made the situation “unstable”.

“The wind is blowing harder and harder, and there are tarps over the scaffolding that can catch the wind,” Simonsen said.

He added that this increases the risks, in particular of further collapse of the burnt-out facade which started collapsing late Thursday afternoon.

Located close to the Christiansborg parliament and seat of government, the Borsen building was commissioned by King Christian IV and built between 1619 and 1640. It was the stock exchange until the 1970s.

The fire began Tuesday morning under the copper roof of the building, which was undergoing renovations ahead of its 400th anniversary.

The cause of the blaze was unknown and Copenhagen police said Wednesday that a major investigation had been launched.

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