Rockenberg (dpa/lhe) – According to initial estimates, a digger fire on a construction site near Rockenberg (Wetteraukreis) caused damage of up to 300,000 euros. The cause of the fire is still unclear, said a police spokesman on Monday. The police are investigating on suspicion of arson. Among other things, a primary school, a senior citizens’ facility and a medical center are to be built on the site, as reported by the Frankfurter Neue Presse.
Firefighters were able to extinguish the flames before they spread to other construction machinery. With a roller standing next to the excavator, however, individual vehicle parts were slightly melted due to the heat, the spokesman said. A few liters of diesel leaked out as a result of the fire. The contaminated soil still has to be removed.