Today's Doofus award goes collectively to the fire department of Syke in Germany.
All six fire engines in the village of Syke, have been written off after catching fire – the second time it has happened in the small Lower Saxony town.
This time the blaze destroyed the entire fire station as well as the engines.
No-one was hurt in the blaze, but it is estimated the damage could cost at least three million euros.
Nearby houses had to be evacuated due to the thick smoke coming from the fire station, while a total of 250 fire fighters fought to bring it under control.
A police spokeswoman said that the fire department in Syke had lost all its engines in a fire in 1994 and that the ones which were destroyed at the weekend had been bought new then.
Once I can understand - but to lose all your fire engines, in a fire, twice??? That's some bad juju, man - either that, or you've got a pyromaniac amongst you!
Peter
I'm surprised it doesn't happen more often... The amount of electrical circuits in close proximity to water 'usually' ends up with something shorting out...
ReplyDeleteI think it's the Chief's way of getting new equipment bought new in 94 makes them all 15 year old....
ReplyDeleteSteve