Bavaria: Fire brigade in large-scale operation in fire in wood chip storage

Kreuzwertheim (dpa / lby) - A fire in a wood chip warehouse in Kreuzwertheim (Main-Spessart district) triggered a large deployment of the fire brigade. According to the police on Tuesday, no one was injured in the smoldering fire the day before. The extent of the damage is currently unclear. Employees cleared the building and alerted the fire brigade. More than 100 forces were deployed. Several cubic meters of wood chips ignited spontaneously for reasons that have not yet been clarified. There were no open flames. The fire brigade had to remain on site with a fire watch until late in the evening.