Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania: Two million euros in damage in a warehouse fire in Penzlin

Penzlin (dpa / mv) - A fire in two warehouses in Penzlin (Mecklenburgische Seenplatte district) caused damage of around two million euros.

Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania: Two million euros in damage in a warehouse fire in Penzlin

Penzlin (dpa / mv) - A fire in two warehouses in Penzlin (Mecklenburgische Seenplatte district) caused damage of around two million euros. For reasons that have not yet been clarified, a hall measuring approximately 30 by 30 meters caught fire on Friday evening on a company premises, according to the police. In addition to a stacking machine - a so-called telescopic loader - there was also an unknown amount of wood chips. From there, the flames then spread to a machine hall connected to the building. According to the police, the second hall contained control technology and machines for generating bioenergy.

people were not injured. Both halls burned out completely. Residents were warned about the heavy smoke and asked to keep doors and windows closed. The public prosecutor's office assigned a fire investigator to the permanent criminal service to support the investigative work.