In the church St. Johannes Bosco in Essen district Bochold there was a fire today Thursday morning.  Parts of the nativity scene, which is built up in the chancel, have been damaged by the fire. A volunteer worker who was preparing the church for the service planned for 8.45 a.m. noticed the fire and, with the assistance of another worker, extinguished the fire that had broken out in the rear area of the crib. A fire extinguisher and a watering can were used. The alarmed fire brigade removed the burnt remains to the outside and used a ventilator to expel the fire smoke from the church. The service had to be cancelled because the smell of burning was still noticeable after the ventilation. By opening all existing doors and windows, the remaining smoke is to be drawn off. As the responsible clergyman Father Rathgeber reported in the conversation, the last Holy Mass will be celebrated in the church on June 21 this year.By opening all existing doors and windows, the remaining smoke is to be drawn off. As the responsible clergyman Father Rathgeber reported in the conversation, the last Holy Mass will be celebrated in the church on June 21 this year. Afterwards it will be closed for good in the course of the reorganization of the parishes in the diocese of Essen. The cause of the fire is still unclear, nobody was injured.

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