After the fire: a logistics company takes a stand

A huge column of smoke sustained the city Friday afternoon. The next day, the fire brigades on the ground of Rhenus Logistics are still occupied by the works of extinction.

At the same time, questions remain open in the room. When were railway ties treated with tar oil, which had been burned yesterday, been eliminated? "The railway sleepers, which are now affected here, could have stayed here for a long time – there was no date they should have disappeared," says Claudia Bracher, spokeswoman for the logistics company. . In addition, storage had been discussed with the authorities. "Of course, Rhenus adheres to the guidelines," says Bracher

Concern over toxic railway sleepers

It is still unclear whether the company will take safety precautions and will take care of thresholds for fire and toxicity after the fire. As Claudia Bracher states, they "will analyze what can be optimized in the future."

Regardless of this, railway sleepers have caused problems in the past, but not in the same place as the one from the fire. Earlier, several carpenters working there were bored by the dust deposits and stench caused by sleepers, as one of the carpenters told Telebasel

Sandoase's guests evacuated by boat

but not only Rhenus in criticism, but also the information policy of the authorities. Urs Poživil, initiator of Sandoase, had to evacuate his guests Friday. They were able to leave the closed border triangle on the Rhine ship Christoph Merian. He is glad that no one has been hurt, and that the fire did not come out at night when the bar is normally crowded. At the same time, he admits that the communication was "rather suboptimal". It is only relatively late and drip that he learns exactly what is happening and what to do.