Blaze ravages a brand new fire station in Germany that lacked a fire alarm

BERLIN (AP) — A new fire station in central Germany, which was destroyed in a fire, causing millions of euros in damage and destroyed equipment did not have a fire alarm system, local media is reporting. The fire broke out early Wednesday morning at the Stadtallendorf fire station in Hesse and destroyed, among other things, the equipment hall and almost a dozen emergency vehicles, German news agency dpa reported. Initial estimates put the damage at between 20 million and 24 million euros. The fire broke out on an emergency vehicle belonging to the fire department, which contained lithium-ion batteries and an external power connection. No one was injured.