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Battery-Recycling Plant Fire in Hettstedt Extinguished Overnight

Police put losses at about €1 million, with a technical defect under review.

Overview

  • A container burning inside a hall triggered the blaze at the battery-recycling facility.
  • An employee called emergency services shortly after 20:00, bringing roughly 40 responders with heavy equipment to the site.
  • Crews worked about four hours before reporting the fire out shortly before midnight.
  • Residents were told to keep windows and doors closed due to odors, and officials reported no wider danger.
  • Police said work machinery was damaged and the fire service noted previous incidents at the same company.