{"id":1788246,"date":"2020-01-28T09:15:54","date_gmt":"2020-01-28T14:15:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.maproomblog.com\/?p=1788246"},"modified":"2020-01-28T09:15:54","modified_gmt":"2020-01-28T14:15:54","slug":"fire-destroys-columbus-globes-warehouse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.maproomblog.com\/2020\/01\/fire-destroys-columbus-globes-warehouse\/","title":{"rendered":"Fire Destroys Columbus Globes Warehouse"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"Columbus Globes<\/a>, the century-old German globe manufacturer, lost its warehouse to a fire Thursday night. The 2,500-m2<\/sup> building in Krauchenwies, Baden-W\u00fcrttemberg was completely destroyed, causing at least \u20ac1.5 million in damage. Police suspect arson: there have been a number of deliberately set fires in the Krauchenwies region in recent weeks\u2014two at the Columbus site. News coverage (German only): DPA<\/abbr> (Badische Zeitung<\/em><\/a>, RTL<\/a>, S\u00fcddeutsche Zeitung<\/a><\/em>), SWR<\/abbr><\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Columbus Globes, the century-old German globe manufacturer, lost its warehouse to a fire Thursday night. The 2,500-m2 building in Krauchenwies, Baden-W\u00fcrttemberg was completely destroyed, causing at least \u20ac1.5 million in damage. 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