BERLIN, Feb 5 (Reuters) - Firefighters ‌are responding to a large blaze that broke ‌out at a leading accelerator facility for research purposes ‌in the south-western German city of Darmstadt on Thursday morning, according to police. The fire has been brought under control but extinguishing work is expected ‍to continue until the evening, police told ‍Reuters. According to the Hessenschau news outlet, the ⁠fire broke out in the area where the ‌institute's particle accelerator is located. Pictures of the GSI Helmhotz Centre in Darmstadt showed huge, billowing clouds of smoke pouring out ‍of the building. It operates an accelerator facility for heavy ions, which are ions of especially heavy atoms such as gold or lead.

Source: The Star February 05, 2026 15:54 UTC