In Mainz, Germany, burned the roof of the Rheingoldhalle. Acrid smoke drifted in the Mainz old town, it comes to traffic. The use of dragging on, possibly until Friday morning.

Update, 16.12 PM : Good news: the fire in the Rheingoldhalle is largely deleted. The state capital reported via Twitter. The fire Department is now working with the damping-down in the roof structure collapsed busy. This is step-by-step gluten-nests searches. The Work will probably take several hours.

note: The full closure of Rhine street in Mainz, Germany, will last until at least Friday morning.

Update 14.02 clock: “The fire Department has the fire under control,” reported the city press spokesman a few minutes ago. However, the Rhine gold hall burn, it is still in the roof construction. And still the roof is opened completely, in order to get to the Fire.

smoke pervades the ancient town, but the load is so greatly decreased, that the police may be in Mainz, Germany, in this respect, the all-clear.

Update, 13.09 PM: To the fire in the Rheingoldhalle in Mainz, there is the first evidence of how the fire started. The fire developed the first investigation, according to a smoldering fire during renovation work, said a police spokesman. It is the ceiling between the hall and the roof structure is created, said city spokesman Marc-André Glöckner.

During the fire, a damage to property was reported: “Several hundred thousand euros, the lowest estimate,” said a police spokesman. The police are investigating for negligent arson. “We are now looking for the cause.”

fire in the Rheingoldhalle in Mainz, Germany: firefighters gain

Update, 12: 44 PM: is Now in need of city press speaker associates it with the current Situation. “You have to differentiate: It is not crashing the roof, but the roof structure. The load-bearing concrete ceiling of the roof is still to come,“ says city spokesman Marc André Glöckner, compared to merkurist.de. This do, however, extinguishing the fire more difficult, because the Embers in the collapsed area not accessible to be.

in the Meantime, the THW (Technical relief organisation) has been consulted and supports the fire Department in the extinguishing work. The Mainz Lord mayor Michael Ebling is on site and is very concerned about the fire: “The Rhine gold hall is a very emotional venue. That is why it hurts, watch for the fans.“

+ the navigation of The Rhine gold hall burns, the damage is enormous.©Silas stone/dpa

the roof of the Rheingoldhalle is partially collapsed: The fire continues to smoulder be

Update, 12.25 PM: not Yet, how long the fire will last is in sight. But now the fire no one was hurt. The block of Rhine street, one of the main streets of the city of Mainz, is still continuing. Especially during the rush-hour traffic on Thursday morning, there were traffic delays, and the impact to the highways a 60 (Bingen-Rüsselsheim) and 643 (Wiesbaden-Mainz) out.

Update 11.57 PM: Dramatic hours in Mainz: As the police confirmed, are parts of the roof collapsed and the fire is not yet deleted. According to city spokesman Marc-André Glöckner, the fire brigade tried to date with a special saw to open the roof.

The Rhine road is still completely locked. Especially in the rush hour in the Morning it was come, therefore, to significant disabilities. “Mainz has completely confessed,” said police spokesman Rinaldo Roberto, compared to dpa.

one thing is Already clear: The damage is enormous.

Update 11.22 am: is Still a large contingent of the fire brigade tried to extinguish the fire in the Rheingoldhalle. How swr.de reported, to be a part of the roof already collapsed. Due to the situations, one had to also evacuate parts of the neighboring Hilton hotel.

For several months, will be built in the Rheingoldhalle. Whether the fire is related to the construction work is currently still unclear. Because of the deletion of the Rhine is closed road currently. Traffic is congested and, therefore, on many roads around the fire scene.

Rheingoldhalle in Mainz is burning: smoke is moving downtown

Update 10.10 PM: Now the fire Department has issued a Katwarn message for the inner city of Mainz. The residents should keep doors and Windows closed. According to Mainz, the fire brigade, the fire is not deleted yet.

Update, 09.09 PM: Meanwhile, lifted the blocking of the Theodor-Heuss-bridge. Eye-witnesses report that large amounts of smoke in the direction of downtown. This had an unpleasant, acrid odor.

+ Rheingoldhalle in Mainz is on fire. Picture of the place of use.©dpa

Update, 08.50 PM: it is Now clear that the fire broke out in the Rhine gold hall. The fire in Mainz and Wiesbaden are fighting back with a large array of on-site and try to extinguish the fire. Initially, the police had reported that the fire broke out in the garage under the hall.

About 90 firefighters are at a fire in the Rheingoldhalle in use

in fact, it burns apparently, in the structure of the roof, says a city spokesman. Currently, the firefighters open the roof to access the Fire. About 90 firefighters are in use.

is The Allgemeine Zeitung in Mainz and spoke with a city spokesperson about the current Situation.

For the deletion of the adjacent road, which is one of the main roads in Mainz, has been working according to the police locked. “Since traffic is at the Moment in the work is not coming Through.” Also, the driveway on the Theodor-Heuss-bridge, Mainz is currently not possible.

first message, 16. May, 07.57 PM: Mainz – Currently there is a fire in the centre of Mainz in the vicinity of the Hilton hotel. Also, the Park house of the Mainz city hall was evacuated. There are numerous road closures. The fire is in use. The cloud of smoke is up to Wiesbaden.

Theodor-Heuss bridge in Wiesbaden, Germany, locked: Rhine gold hall burns

A large fire currently traffic chaos in the centre of Mainz. Is affected also the Theodor-Heuss-bridge which leads to Wiesbaden. What, exactly, burns, and other Details are still unclear.

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