Bonn (dpa / lnw) – There was a fire in the Haribo business in the Bonn district of Kessenich. The fire broke out inside a larger industrial dryer on the third floor, as the Bonn fire department announced on Tuesday morning. Employees were able to get to safety before emergency services arrived.

An automatic sprinkler system prevented the flames from spreading further on Monday evening. In order to extinguish the fire, the dryer first had to be dismantled and opened with the help of employees. The cause of the fire and the extent of the damage were still unknown on Tuesday morning.