In power plant A fire broke out in Schkopau (Saalekreis). A Saale Energie spokesperson said smoke began to form in the morning due to the fire burning in Block A. Firefighters were immediately on the scene. However, the fire occurred in the afternoon. No one was hurt.
“That firefighter in use. “All forces are currently concentrating on extinguishing the fire,” he said in a statement. Therefore, there is no danger whatsoever to employees, residents or the environment. In the afternoon, the public was alerted to the fire by “fire lights visible from afar” using the Nina warning app.
The cause of the fire is still unclear. That evening, the power plant operator’s website was also disrupted. “The Saale Energie website is currently inaccessible,” it said.
The brown coal power plant is the largest power plant in Saxony-Anhalt. Over the course of a year, the company converts up to five million tonnes of brown coal from the Profen open pit mine into electricity and process steam, supplying domestic and industrial needs in central Germany. It has two power generation blocks. Its decommissioning is planned for 2034.
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