Lightning strikes sparked devastating roof truss fire in Dresden!
Lightning strikes sparked devastating roof truss fire in Dresden!
A restless morning for the Dresden fire brigade: On June 23, 2025, the emergency services were challenged twice. At first 6:47 a.m., a roof truss fire broke out in an apartment building on Bolivarstrasse after a flash of lightning was taken into the building during a thunderstorm. The fast and determined actions of the residents made it possible to alert the fire brigade immediately and possibly prevent worse things.
When the fire brigade arrived, flames already beat out of the roof and dense smoke was visible. Thanks to an immediate extinguishing attack with aerial ladder and a variety of emergency services, the flames were quickly limited. Troops under respiratory protection also checked the apartments in the attic for possible fire spread. High -performance fans were used to drive out the fire smoke. A smoldering fire under the roof skin could be discovered with a thermal imaging camera after deleting the open flames, which is why further forces had to be alerted. A total of around 40 emergency services in the fire and rescue guards Albertstadt, Übigau, old town and Pieschen were on site without injured. Bolivarstraße remained completely closed during the extinguishing and control work and led to considerable traffic restrictions in the area, such as news-heute.net reported.
garage fire in Gorbitz
The first work on Bolivarstrasse was hardly completed, the emergency services were called for another fire in Espenstrasse in Gorbitz from 7:16 a.m. A fire broke out in a garage in the garage yard, which significantly damaged a BMW during the extinguishing work. Here, too, the cause of the fire was initially unclear. The fire brigade had to penetrate the garage in force to combat the fire with water and extinguishing foam. During the extinguishing work, a fireman injured, who was cared for on site and then transported to the hospital. Around 30 firefighters from various services, including the fire and rescue guards Übigau, old town and Löbtau as well as the district fire brigade Gorbitz, were active in the operations management, such as bild.de supplemented.A look at the fire statistics
Both missions focus on fire protection. Unfortunately, there is no uniform and comprehensive fire statistics in Germany, so that exact data about fires, causes of fire and injuries are missing. The Feuertrutz repeatedly emphasizes how important a regular update of such statistics is to improve the security situation and prevention measures in fire fighting. This could help to be even better prepared in the future if such unpleasant events occur as today.
The incidents of the day impressively show how crucial action is in emergencies. The fast reaction of the fire brigade and the responsible behavior of the residents have been able to avert worse consequences. While the fire brigade continues to have the situation under control, the Dresdener: Inside, only wish that such dramatic missions will become less common in the future.
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