Caption

Essen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, major fire in Essen's Weststadt district. The ruins of the apartment block in Bargmannstrasse are not allowed to be entered due to the risk of collapse. The new building from 2015 had modern fire protection doors. The fire affected 39 flats with around 100 tenants, Europe

Date

Feb 22, 2022

Credit line

Photo12/imageBROKER/Caro / Oberhaeuser

Reference

BRK25C84_429

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NA

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No

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Rights managed

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128,1Mb (8,2Mb) / 27,3in x 18,2in / 8192 x 5464 (300dpi)

Keywords

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