Nico this is an incinerator... used for burning off old rubbish..."green laws" prevent the use of incinerators to burn old rubbish... cos of the CO2 problem.
So.... this is a slightly more subtle "green house gas" issue??? Obviously a little too subtle... ;-)
I used to love burning stuff and watching the flames dance around and picture all sorts of stories.
In this picture the flames had the last laugh because they burnt through the area and raised everything in its path.
Ironically, the only thing standing was this old incinerator?