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Blaze destroys multimillion-euro German fire station that had no alarms
Stadtallendorf fire station was not required to have alarms because it was classified as a building holding equipment
A state-of-the-art fire station in western Germany that was completed last year at a cost of tens of millions of euros has burned to the ground because it had not been equipped with a fire alarm.
The town of Stadtallendorf had proudly unveiled the new structure less than a year ago, but early on Wednesday emergency services were alerted to a fire that had started in a vehicle before quickly spreading to the whole building.
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