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New firehouse burned to the ground lacked fire alarms

Allan Rose Hill
Oct 18, 2024
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In a perfect yet unfortunate example of situational irony, the brand new Stadtallendorf Firehouse in Hesse, Germany burned to the ground on Wednesday. Nobody was hurt, even though the firehouse, um, lacked fire alarms.

According to the AP, "local officials told [Germany news agency] dpa that no fire alarm system was install…

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