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Huge fire at Cloppenburg airfield: 720,000 euros in damage!
On December 6, 2025, a fire broke out at Cloppenburg airfield, causing material damage of 720,000 euros. Investigations are ongoing.
Huge fire at Cloppenburg airfield: 720,000 euros in damage!
A fire severely damaged the airfield in Cloppenburg on Saturday night. Loud Borken newspaper Several buildings, including the tower, a restaurant and the flight hall, went up in flames. Initial estimates put the material damage caused at around 720,000 euros. Fortunately, no people were hurt.
The alerted emergency services from several fire departments were quickly on site to fight the fire. According to initial information, the fire broke out in the tower and quickly spread to the surrounding buildings. The fire department's extinguishing work, which is being carried out with full intensity, is still in progress, as NDR also reports: NDR emphasizes that the fire broke out on the night of December 6, 2025 and the fire department has its hands full.
Investigations into the cause of the fire are ongoing
The police have already started an investigation into the cause of the fire. The exact reason for the fire is currently unknown. The events shed light on the security situation in such places. Although there are no comprehensive and uniform fire statistics for Germany, statistics are known to be a valuable basis for future fire protection measures. This is what the website reports FeuerTrutz that regular updating of fire statistics is crucial for improving fire protection.
This incident is of course a bitter setback for the Cloppenburg region. The affected buildings, which are important not only infrastructurally but also to the community, now require extensive repairs. The hope remains that the results of the investigation will lead to an improvement in security measures at the airport so that such incidents can be avoided in the future.
Given the high level of property damage and the fortunate lack of personal injury, it remains to be seen what measures the authorities will now take. The incident makes it clear that fire prevention and safety should always be a top priority at such locations.