Stormy weather and fires cause mayhem throughout Germany Firefighters distinguished 500 square metres of fire in Helmstedt on Wednesday. Germany is experiencing stormy weather and dry temperatures, both increasing the risks of fire.

A supermarket belonging to Russia’s Lenta food retailer chain caught fire in central St. Petersburg on Saturday, (November 10), and its roof was completely destroyed, but there were no casualties, Lenta and Russian news agencies reported.

A fire alarm system has a number of devices working together to detect and warn people through visual and audio appliances when smoke, fire, carbon monoxide or other emergencies are present. These alarms may be activated automatically from smoke detectors, and heat detectors or may also be activated via manual fire alarm activation devices such as manual call points or pull stations.