The town of Stadtallendorf had proudly unveiled the new structure less than a year ago

oh boy, structure not even a year old, and 10 fire trucks burned down

at least the fire protection wall worked as intended, guarding against further fire spreading

The closing paragraph is kinda absurd.

Schäfer said for reasons of safety as well as for local morale, the building had to be reconstructed as swiftly as possible. Whether a future structure would be fitted with a fire alarm system would be a matter for discussion, officials said.