World's Oldest operating Fire Station

Katrina fire house in Stockholm Sweden is the world's oldest continuously manned fire station. Started in 1876, it still houses an operating fire station and museum. It fought its biggest fire challenge in 1937, taking only 7 hours to get it under control.

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