Fire breaks out at German dinosaur museum
04 March 2023 |
10:13 am
The Senckenberg Museum was temporarily closed after a suspected electrical fire left the building, famous for its dinosaur skeletons, contaminated with smoke. The damage from the fire was said to be minor.
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