Smouldering fire destroys electrical switchgear
A smouldering fire started in an electrical switchgear on Saturday in the basement of the shaft hall on the premises of the Asse mine. The fire fighters quickly extinguished the smouldering fire. There was property damage, persons were not injured. The Federal Office for Radiation Protection (BfS) explicitly points out that no radioactive waste whatsoever is being stored in the basement of the shaft hall. The regulatory authorities have been informed..