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Short circuit as cause of forest fire in Bitche? (News 2024, by Dominic Steinmann) - Swiss Press Award

Strommasten und Stromleitungen vom Kraftwerk Electra Massa von Alpiq welche moeglicherweise den Waldbrand entfacht haben und verbrannte Baeume vom Waldbrand oberhalb der Massaschlucht bei Bitsch, aufgenommen aus Naters, Wallis, am Freitag, 29. Juli 2023.
Dominic Steinmann
Strommasten und Stromleitungen vom Kraftwerk Electra Massa von Alpiq welche moeglicherweise den Waldbrand entfacht haben und verbrannte Baeume vom Waldbrand oberhalb der Massaschlucht bei Bitsch, aufgenommen aus Naters, Wallis, am Freitag, 29. Juli 2023.
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2024

Short circuit as cause of forest fire in Bitche?

Dominic Steinmann

A short circuit in the power line likely started the fire. Photos show blackened and damaged cables in the fire area. The Valais public prosecutor's office has opened an investigation. If the suspicion is confirmed, Alpiq would be liable for damages amounting to millions.

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Short circuit as cause of forest fire in Bitche?

SonntagsZeitung

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2024

Dominic Steinmann

A short circuit in the power line likely started the fire. Photos show blackened and damaged cables in the fire area. The Valais public prosecutor's office has opened an investigation. If the suspicion is confirmed, Alpiq would be liable for damages amounting to millions.

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Dominic Steinmann / Swiss Press Award

Dominic Steinmann

Press & Editorial Photographer, Ried-brig, 1988

I attended the Press & Editorial Photography course at the Falmouth University in Great Britain and received a Bachelors degree in Science of Business Administration. After an intense internship as wire photographer for the press photo agency KEYSTONE-SDA and likewise as staff photographer at the renowned Swiss newspaper Neue Zürcher Zeitung NZZ, today I'm working as a freelance photographer for national and international newspapers, magazines, companies and agencies. Simplicity, serenity and minimalism paired with authenticity and a pinch of humour, that's the core of my picture style. As a Swiss country bumpkin I grew up in a remote alpine environment, enjoying freeride skiing, hiking and paragliding in my leisure time.

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