Germany

German Electroplating Plant Damaged by Intense Fire

Extreme heat limits responders to exterior attack.

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Fire required a mutual aid response involving several hundred firefighters.

Facility originally built in the 1860s.

Response required a 30-meter-tall aerial device to reach the flames.

Mutual aid request issued to surrounding communities.

Tuesday fire in Bremen follows a 3½-day blaze last week that destroyed 10 warehouses.

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Blaze mainly confined to the office area of the facility

More than 100 firefighters responded from across Bavaria to battle the resulting blaze