Saturday, April 3, 2010

Document destruction - € 50,000 damage



Bonn - Fire Devil in the tax office downtown? In the 3rd Floor fire broke out, an area burned out completely, several others were badly damaged.
The police does not include arson. Wanted a nighttime burglar destroy sensitive files?
Chaos on Friday morning at the Welsch Onnen road. Fire investigators enter their appearances in the hand. Finance officials are to really pore over the tax returns of Bonn, put their heads together and whispering. An arson attack in his own house? The employees can not grasp.
2.58 clock early Friday morning: A random passing patrol car crew shall carry the smell of fire, alerted the fire brigade. Flames burst out of the room on the third floor. The erase operation is difficult to fight the fire service needs to fire on the adjacent site dental clinic with a turntable ladder. Then a policeman arrives with the key. The erase attack from within can begin, will be successfully completed. Nevertheless, the damage amounts to 50,000 euros.
Later, the deputy department director Angela Osterhues faces masse charred paper: "There were burnt records. To what extent, can not say yet. "
There was no answer to the question of whether current tax returns are up in flames. "This has everything to be resolved," says Osterhues scarce. Although they would be aware that what was stored in the burned-out rooms.
Was it a deliberate act? Would a burglar tax papers flaring, which he could be dangerous? It is clear: The police does not include arson, asked by telephone 02 28 / 1 50 by indications from witnesses who saw in the night-time.