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Firetrucks swarm Cologne Cathedral after smoke smell

Filed: Apr 29, 2026 at 11:04 AM ET
Summary: Firetrucks were mobilized to Cologne Cathedral after a churchwarden reported a smell of smoke.
WHO: A churchwarden
WHAT: Firetrucks were mobilized to Cologne Cathedral following a smoke smell report.
WHEN: Apr 29, 2026 at 10:47 AM ET
WHERE: Cologne Cathedral, Cologne
WHY: A churchwarden reported the smell of smoke.
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