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See below, from another fourm. Anyone know much about the plant and/or equipement involved? Does this have worldwide impact, like the Thailand floods had on computer hard drive production a few years back? Huge blaze in Diepholz last week at Pallas Group, one of the finest LP and CD pressing plants in the world...also one of the oldest, too. Over 200 firefighters responded; no on was injured. CD/DVD replication building now an ash heap. Some of the customer service offices were burned as well. The record pressing plant across the street was unharmed -- thanks to favorable winds and fast-acting fire brigades -- and LP production is ongoing as normal, however reports from various sources indicate some recently-acquired historical LP pressing machines may have been lost in the inferno. Pallas owner Holger Neumann bought three Toolex Alpha 12" Schallplatten makers three months ago in the UK. (Neumann's grandfather founded the company 60 years ago.) They were being stored in the CD building for refurbishment. In a February 8 interview with Frankfurter Rundschau newspaper, he said of the archaic heavy equipment, 'They might have been the last you could get.' And now they probably are lost as well... VIDEO: http://tiny.cc/z41dvw Official report from City of Diepholz police, via Google Translate: << POL-DH: + + + major fire in the city Diepholz + production hall of a record company completely burned + Probably more than 10 million Euro damage + + + 01.04.2013 | 06:46 clock, Polizeiinspektion Diepholz Diepholz (BUSINESS WIRE) - In a major fire in the city of Diepholz was first estimate for property damage of more than 10 million euros. Against 02:40 clock residents reported firelight on the site of a record company. Upon arrival of the fire department, a production hall was already in full blaze. Overall, about 200 emergency personnel from fire and rescue services and police were deployed. The building was completely destroyed by the fire and burned to the ground. At the time of the fire outbreak are no people were in the building. The currently ongoing unloading operations Expected to last until well into the afternoon. Precaution, residents are asked to continue to keep windows and doors closed. An immediate threat to the population was not, however, the fire department conducted emission measurements. Fire can cause currently no conclusions were made. Police seized the fire location. Expected until tomorrow, Tuesday a first Brandortbegehung will be possible. The damage amounts estimated initially at least 10 million euros. It will nachberichtet. For questions please contact the Press Officer of the Police Inspectorate Diepholz under the mobile number: 0152/09480104 Please address inquiries to: Andrik Hackmann Police Inspectorate Diepholz Press and Public Relations Tel: 05441 / 971-0 (extension -104) Mobile: 0152/09480104 www.pi-dh.polizei-nds.de >> And here's a news report on the Radio Bremen web site, in German: http://tiny.cc/8k1dvw Last, a report from infamous 'vinyl enthusiast' Michael 'Mikey' Fremer's Analog Planet blog http://tiny.cc/f70dvw << Fire at Pallas Pressing Plant Destroys CD/DVD Duplication Facility By Michael Fremer • Posted: Apr 1, 2013 This is no April Fool's Day trick: a fire last night destroyed the Pallas Pressing Plant's CD/DVD duplication facility. The LP factory is reportedly undamaged. Since the two plants are located across the street from one another, there should be little if any impact upon Pallas's superb vinyl pressing facility. However, an individual with close ties to the plant told me that two recently imported presses that arrived from the UK a short time ago and were being stored at the CD/DVD duplication facility may have been damaged in the fire. Fortunately presses are remarkably robust devices so everyone hopes for the best. >>