Fire breaks out at landfill in Boden
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- A fire broke out at a landfill in Boden, in the Westerwald district, with police estimating that 60 to 70 tonnes of waste were burning.
- Fifty-five firefighters responded, while residents were told to keep doors and windows closed.
- The blaze temporarily shut down a medium-voltage line serving 15 transformer stations, but power was restored shortly afterward through switching.
A fire broke out at a landfill in Boden in Germany’s Westerwald district, sending firefighters to tackle an estimated 60 to 70 tonnes of burning waste.
Police said 55 firefighters were working to extinguish the blaze. Residents were told to keep their doors and windows closed. The cause of the fire was initially unclear.
The blaze also forced the temporary shutdown of a medium-voltage line above the site, according to energy provider Energieversorgung Mittelrhein AG. The outage affected 15 transformer stations supplying households in Ettinghausen, Boden and Niederahr.
The area regained power shortly afterward through switching, the company said. The landfill facility remained out of operation.
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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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