Overview
- A scrap pile on the Schrottinsel in the Duisburg harbour ignited and required a major firefighting response before crews reported the blaze under control.
- Firefighters and spokespeople have described the burning pile as roughly 10,000 cubic metres, a size that demands heavy equipment and large water volumes to fight.
- Teams are using excavators to separate and shovel burning material and three water cannons drawing from the Rhine to cool and douse exposed scrap.
- Officials reported no injuries and sent public warnings about heavy smoke through the NINA alert app while work to extinguish and dismantle the pile is expected to continue for several more hours.
- Reporting includes an inconsistent '100 cubic metres' figure in one account about water needs; that discrepancy remains unresolved as crews carry out overhaul and full extinguishing operations.