US EditionDüsseldorf Airport Commemorates Fire Drama with 17 Dead - It Happened 30 Years Ago
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Düsseldorf Airport today recalled the fire disaster in 1996 – it cost 17 people their lives.
When the firefighters ran through the empty arrival hall of the Düsseldorf airport on April 11, 1996, they hoped that all people would have saved themselves in the fire. Then they discovered the dead in elevators, a lounge and in a toilet.
On the occasion of the 30th anniversary of the terrible fire at Düsseldorf Airport, there was a silent commemoration on Saturday (11 April). The first alarm was received at the airport fire brigade on 11 April 1996 at 15:31. Therefore, passengers, visitors and employees in the terminals were asked to stop for a minute in memory of the victims on Saturday at this time. On 11 April 1996, 17 people lost their lives, over 80 were seriously injured. …
17 people died in the smoke at that time. Welding work led to the greatest fire service in post-war history in NRW.
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