Police and fire brigade on site
Clouds of smoke over the waste incineration plant in St. Gallen
A waste incineration plant is on fire in St. Gallen. The fire brigade and the police are already on site.
The fire in a St. Gallen waste incineration plant is under control, as the police explained to Blick.
Clouds of smoke over St. Gallen. A waste incineration plant is on fire, as pictures by a Blick reader reporter show. The fire brigade, the police and the rescue service are already on site, as confirmed by the St. Gallen cantonal police. Opposite Blick, the kapo gives the all-clear: “The fire is not as big as feared. The flames are under control.”
A component of the system caught fire, a police spokesman said. It is not yet clear how the fire could have started. There is no danger to the environment or people. (nab)