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Frankfurt / Main (dpa / lhe) - A fire with an unusual cause has led to a half-hour blockage of shipping on the Main on a freight ship in Frankfurt.
The skipper wanted on Monday in the upper outer port of the Griesheim lock to heat the hydraulic oil of the ship's truck-mounted crane, which had become viscous due to the cold of minus five degrees, with a headlight, as the police announced.
Investigations revealed that "the unfortunate alignment of the headlight apparently caused a cable drum, a cable duct, a ladder and the headlight itself to catch fire."
Although the 34-year-old skipper was able to quickly extinguish the flames himself, he used them to trigger a boat deployment by the Frankfurt fire brigade and the water police.
According to the police, shipping on the Main was blocked for 30 minutes.
There were no injuries.
The ship was finally able to move on.
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