Major fire brigade operation at Aschaffenburg harbor – electronic waste catches fire

On Tuesday evening, a spectacular firefighting operation took place at the port of Aschaffenburg. A battery in electronic scrap delivered by a metal recycler presumably caught fire – with massive consequences. A large contingent of emergency personnel was on scene. At around 5:15 p.m., a pile of scrap caught fire, which quickly spread to a neighboring machine. Thick, black clouds of smoke poured from the hall as the […]