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One year ago to this day, a major fire ravaged the historic Diekirch brewery and caused significant damage to the 150-year-old building.
Close to 100 firefighters were deployed to extinguish the fire at the Diekirch brewery last year. Our colleagues from RTL visited the site to mark the anniversary, speaking to Mayor Claude Thill about the ongoing investigation into the origin of the incident.
Thill explained: "It was a historic building that fell victim to the flames and this was painful for all Diekirch residents. We were however lucky that the building no longer carried any function."
Twelve months later, the investigation is still ongoing and there seem to be no clear answers. Restoration work has since been carried out to protect the building from the tides.
Thill noted: "You can see the support beams on the outside of the building that were set up. The fire managed to destroy almost everything that still held the building together."
There were plans to integrate the old brewery into a new residential quarter at the site. The construction project, which was first presented to the public in 2012, is supposed to extend over 2.5 hectares and will be located next to the train station. 200 apartments, shops, and office spaces are expected to be installed.
Even though the origin of the fire has yet to be determined, officials have assessed that the incident will not cause any delays to the construction project. However, the tower of the old brewery will have to be taken down as it was contaminated by the fire.
The Particular Building Plan (PAP) will remain unchanged. Deconstruction of damaged parts is expected to last well beyond 2022.
