Luxembourg

Fire by Echternach lake

In the early hours of Monday morning a fire was reported in a car park next to Echternach lake.

14.03.2012

(ADW) In the early hours of Monday morning a fire was reported in a car park next to Echternach lake.

Several large roll of industrial electric cables destined for the region's power grid renovations, as well as a portable toilet and materials container were ablaze when firefighters arrived.

By the nature of the fire, police and fighfighters believe the fire was deliberate and so arson the cause, as the cables especially, are extremely difficult to ignite under normal conditions.

While there was much material damage, nobody was injured in the fire that took 15 local firefighters to extinguish.