Overview
- A technical fault in an exhaust (absaug) system caused smoke and a fire in a Multivac production hall on Friday, July 3, prompting an immediate evacuation of the hall.
- Employees reacted quickly and helped prevent the blaze from spreading, and firefighters brought the fire under control and extinguished it the same day.
- Multiple volunteer and municipal fire brigades ventilated the building while the Technisches Hilfswerk, four ambulance crews and an emergency doctor supported operations.
- Police estimate the damage at about €40,000, say investigations point to a technical defect and rule out third‑party culpability, and Multivac says it is cooperating with authorities.
- Multivac, an Allgäu‑based packaging equipment group with roughly 7,800 employees worldwide, has restarted production at the site and the event could prompt wider checks of exhaust and ventilation systems across its facilities.