On the premises of the Salzgitter AG Does it burn. A scrap heap measuring round 40 by 40 meters and round 15 meters excessive burst into flames round 7 p.m., mentioned a hearth division spokesman. The hearth will most likely final all the night time. No one was injured. Nearly 100 emergency companies are on website. The hearth division initially didn’t present any details about the reason for the hearth. A number of media retailers had beforehand reported on the hearth.

The Federal Workplace for Civil Safety and Catastrophe Aid warned in a hazard report of “heavy smoke transferring in the direction of the south-southeast” and beneficial avoiding the affected space, in search of shelter in a constructing and shutting home windows and doorways. Air flow and air-con must be switched off.

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