A fire broke out in one of the largest natural history museums in Germany on Saturday night. No one was injured in the fire in the Senckenberg Natural History Museum in Frankfurt am Main, the fire brigade announced on Saturday. Among other things, the museum is known for its huge dinosaur skeletons. The extent of the damage was initially unknown. A police spokesman said: "One suspects a technical defect in the basement." The upper rooms had been heavily smoked. According to its own statements, the Senckenberg Natural History Museum closed its doors to visitors up to and including next Wednesday (March 1st) due to technical problems.

According to the fire brigade, the fire broke out in a windowless adjoining room with no exhibits in the electrical distribution system. The police spoke of a cable fire in the basement of the museum, which was blazing behind a wall. The flames were quickly under control. The fire brigade, which came with 20 emergency services in six vehicles, used mobile fans in the more than 100-year-old building to vent the smoke through other rooms and distant windows to the outside. According to the fire brigade, they were initially not aware of any damage to exhibits. The police spokesman announced the use of fire investigators.

Notification of the fire brigade at the Senckenberg Natural History Museum