OVH is the largest hosting provider in Europe and the third-largest in the world. The cloud computing company provides virtual private servers, dedicated servers, and other web services.
A major fire has destroyed a data center of web hosting provider OVH in Strasbourg, France, while severely crippling another, taking many services offline.
Fire at OVH Strasbourg
On Wednesday 10 March 2021, a fire broke out in a room at one of the four OVHcloud data centers in Strasbourg (SBG2). Firefighters immediately intervened to protect the entire team and prevent the spread of the fire. The fire was contained by the early hours of the morning and there are no injuries.
The fire mostly destroyed the SBG2 data center and partially damaged the SBG1 data center (4 of the 12 rooms destroyed). The two other OVHcloud data centers in Strasbourg were not affected by the fire; the SBG3 and SBG4 servers are currently switched off but undamaged.
The root cause of the fire has yet to be established and an…