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Saturday should have been a day to remember for Bruno Göggel
But instead of fond memories of celebrating his nuptials with family and friends
the owner of German tyre wholesaler Reifen Göggel watched a large part of his recently-built facility burn to the ground
A fireworks display held during the wedding festivities is thought to have caused the fire
The Reutlinger General-Anzeiger writes that fireworks may have ignited a stack of tyres
A police spokesperson told the publication that “Investigations have not yet shown that they (the fireworks) started the fire
it is obvious.” Reifen Göggel states that it “fully supports the authorities’ investigations” but stresses that it cannot comment further at this time
Some 380 firefighters and 70 vehicles attended the incident
and emergency services treated five people for the symptoms of smoke inhalation
The Reutlinger General-Anzeiger reported this morning that firefighters are still working to completely extinguish the fire
Reifen Göggel emphasises that it is business as usual for the wholesaler
marketing head Mike Hummel points out that the blaze has affected just one of the eight buildings at the site
and this facility was being used for storing winter tyres
“Owner and managing director Bruno Göggel assures that usual business processes will continue undiminished,” writes Hummel
adding: “Warehouse management ensures that ordered goods will be delivered immediately as planned.”
Established in 1982, Reifen Göggel was selling up to 5.5 million tyres a year by 2019 and generating turnover of around 350 million euros. According to our sister publication Neue Reifenzeitung
the wholesaler recently expanded its facility in Gammertingen with the addition of a new building to house its growing vehicle fleet
The extensions also included a new fire protection and extinguishing concept
including eight 100,000 water tanks intended to supply a sprinkler system in case of an emergency
The wholesaler says it will continue its plans for further expansion despite the fire
“Reifen Göggel is one of the largest wholesalers in Germany
not least thanks to a modern logistics system and company-owned fleet of vehicles
With more than 120 of our own transporters
we enable a fast and reliable availability of goods.”
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