Koenigsegg Factory Burned Out
Fifteen cars saved as Swedish Supercar maker suffers major blaze
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There was panic in Sweden on Saturday as the Koenigsegg supercar factory went up in flames.
Fire crews were called to the factory Margerethetorp 2:20 in the afternoon after reports of flames coming from one of the buildings.
Fire spread to other buildings and staff and local villages frantically moved partly built cars our of the path of the fire, while fire crews from five cities doused the flames.
Thanks to the efforts of those involved, a number of cars were saved in various states of completion and many of the manufacturing tools and components were saved. Some of the cars suffered broken windows as staff smashed their way in to move them.
No one was injured in the blaze and new production facilities have already been found at the abandoned Swedish Airforce F10 in Angelholm. Christian Koenigsegg hopes that manufacture can begin again next week.
Thanks to Carl Puur for this story.
The Uk Government is urging the Sweedish Government to take this opportunity to stop building these fast, dangerous, unsafe, pedestrian killing, child pornography cars which wreck lives.
Instead, the UK are encouraging them to make nice, safe slow cars which in no way will harm anyone, animal of human.
These new cars will be fitted with a special engine which will not allow it to be driven above 30 mph, regardless of road....
I'm only joking, but someohow I feel its only a matter of time...
danger mouse said: On the other hand in times like these small companies like this tend to bancrupt themselves...
...they've already found new premises, mmm.
Wonder if they were moving anyway and having trouble flogging the old factory.
Fires: Dangerous, but sometimes convienient.
Mouse
DM - glad I'm not the only cynic...
williamp said: ...Imagine the news item...
The Uk Government is urging the Sweedish Government to take this opportunity to stop building these fast, dangerous, unsafe, pedestrian killing, child pornography cars which wreck lives.
Instead, the UK are encouraging them to make nice, safe slow cars which in no way will harm anyone, animal of human.
These new cars will be fitted with a special engine which will not allow it to be driven above 30 mph, regardless of road....
I'm only joking, but someohow I feel its only a matter of time...
Chirac says they are very childish cars and make far too much noise. Gerhard Schroeder says he is sticking by his election commitments to never ever drive one ever.
danger mouse said: On the other hand in times like these small companies like this tend to bancrupt themselves...
...they've already found new premises, mmm.
Don't be so cynical man. It's more likely that these new premises will actually take an age to get into full production and they're just putting a positive spin on it.
PS - The Tank has nothing to do with anything, I just like it.
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