Container Catches Fire at School: Was It Deliberate?
Translated from German and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.
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- A container filled with bulky waste caught fire on the grounds of a school in Lebach, in Germany’s Saarland region.
- Firefighters stopped the flames from spreading to the school building, while police ruled out spontaneous combustion and appealed for witnesses.
A container filled with bulky waste caught fire on Saturday afternoon beside the Louis Braille School in Lebach, in the Saarlouis district.
The fire broke out at about 2:30 p.m. Firefighters quickly extinguished it and prevented the flames from reaching the school building.
Police said spontaneous combustion has been ruled out based on the current investigation. Officers are seeking witnesses who may have seen suspicious people on the school grounds that afternoon.
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Originally published by Die Zeit in German. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.
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