Fire drama in Salzwedel: Woman at Brand injured on the 5th floor!

Fire drama in Salzwedel: Woman at Brand injured on the 5th floor!

Ernst-Thälmann-Straße, Salzwedel, Deutschland - An eventful evening unfolded in Salzwedel, Saxony-Anhalt on Tuesday, when a fire broke out in an apartment building. The events took place on the 5th floor of Ernst-Thälmann-Straße. There, an attentive witness noticed around 8.30 p.m. that a smoke detector made an alarm and that dense smoke came out of an apartment. The police immediately alerted the fire brigade and asked the residents to leave the building. In the incident, a 50-year-old tenant was brought to the hospital with the suspicion of smoke gas poisoning.

The alarmed fire brigade was on site with 23 emergency services and five vehicles and was able to quickly control the fire that originated in the kitchen. Fortunately, there was no other rooms to spread to other rooms, which can often lead to devastating damage in such situations. Nevertheless, the property damage in the affected apartment is estimated on a five -digit amount, and the apartment is currently no longer habitable. Due to the mission, Ernst-Thälmann-Straße was completely blocked for about an hour.

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as Volksstimme, the fire brigade was able to prevent a worse outcome of the fire. The quick reactions of the witness and the firefighters have averted worse. Nevertheless, the police have initiated an investigation into negligent arson. The exact circumstances that led to this fire are now being examined.

fires like this are unfortunately not uncommon, which underlines the importance of smoke detectors that have the potential to recognize and report dangerous situations early on in many households. Statistics of the Feuertrutz show that many fires are triggered in residential buildings by human failure. Therefore, it is essential to take preventive measures and to trust in safety devices.

It remains to be hoped that the affected tenant will recover quickly and that the investigation will also come to a rapid conclusion. A look at the statistics shows that numerous fires are reported annually in Germany, which could often have been prevented by simple measures in fire protection. The local fire brigade, which acted so professionally in this effort, makes an invaluable contribution to security in the community.