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Monday, June 19, a fire broke out at Europa-Park, a famous amusement park located in Germany. So far, no casualties have been reported. In the evening, the fire was brought under control.
It’s a huge plume of black smoke thatobserve, incredulous, visitors toEuropa Parkan amusement park located in Rust (Germany). The 25,000 visitors, present on Monday June 19, were evacuated. “We were 50 m away as the crow flies. We were at a nearby attraction. We saw the big black smoke escaping”says a man. Firefighters were mobilized in numbers. Three of them were said to have been slightly poisoned by the fumes.
A quick reopening
In the evening, the fire was not yet completely extinguished. According to the police, he is now under control. The causes of the accident are not yet known. In 2018, a previous fire, caused by a technical problem, had already ravaged the amusement park. The damage was estimated at several million euros. Monday evening, the German police said they had no indication of possible victims. Park management says the site could reopen on Tuesday.