# Tell us an interesting random fact you stumbled across (Part 2)

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Today I learned that apparently, in some German fire stations, it’s considered unnecessary to install a fire alarm.

> **[A blaze burns down a brand-new fire station in Germany that lacked fire alarms](https://apnews.com/article/germany-fire-station-fire-alarm-system-blaze-f5abcb52a75886705a77fca5bc6bfd9b)**
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> Local reports say a brand-new fire station that burned down in a blaze that caused millions of euros in damage did not have a fire alarm system.

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