Columbus Globes – The Map Room https://www.maproomblog.com Blogging about maps since 2003 Tue, 28 Jan 2020 14:15:54 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.maproomblog.com/xq/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/cropped-logo-2017-04-32x32.jpg Columbus Globes – The Map Room https://www.maproomblog.com 32 32 116787204 Fire Destroys Columbus Globes Warehouse https://www.maproomblog.com/2020/01/fire-destroys-columbus-globes-warehouse/ Tue, 28 Jan 2020 14:15:54 +0000 https://www.maproomblog.com/?p=1788246 More]]> Columbus Globes, the century-old German globe manufacturer, lost its warehouse to a fire Thursday night. The 2,500-m2 building in Krauchenwies, Baden-Württemberg was completely destroyed, causing at least €1.5 million in damage. Police suspect arson: there have been a number of deliberately set fires in the Krauchenwies region in recent weeks—two at the Columbus site. News coverage (German only): DPA (Badische Zeitung, RTL, Süddeutsche Zeitung), SWR.

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