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Roof fire in Dresden-Klotzsche: Negligent arson in sight!
In Klotzsche, a shell of a building burned while firefighters rescued an 80-year-old from a balcony. Investigations into negligent arson.
Roof fire in Dresden-Klotzsche: Negligent arson in sight!
In Dresden-Klotzsche, Wednesday night was anything but quiet. The roof of a shell of a building on Karl-Marx-Strasse caught fire, which immediately called the fire department and the criminal police into action. Fortunately, the emergency services were able to intervene quickly so that the fire was quickly discovered and extinguished. There were no injuries, but investigations into the cause of the fire are already in full swing. The criminal police are investigating the suspicion of negligent arson View reported.
The incident on Karl-Marx-Straße raises concerns, especially in connection with another fire that occurred in the same city last week. Here, an apartment on Alexander-Herzen-Straße caught fire at around 1:30 a.m. on Friday. The 80-year-old resident, who is now also being investigated for negligent arson, had escaped to the balcony when the fire department arrived. The emergency services rescued the senior citizen using a ladder, who was then transported to the clinic. The man's apartment was completely destroyed and is now uninhabitable Day24 reports.
Rescue with a lot of effort
As part of the operation, the apartment door had to be forced open in order to fight the flames from the inside. The fire department was on site with 54 emergency services, including teams from Albertstadt, Übigau, Neustadt and the Wilschdorf and Klotzsche district fire departments. An 83-year-old resident of the apartment above suffered smoke inhalation and also had to be hospitalized. All other residents were able to leave the building unharmed thanks to the support of the police. After extinguishing the fire and measuring harmful gases, residents were finally allowed to return to their homes.
These recent incidents highlight the dangers of residential fires and the need for rapid action. While the investigation into the cause of the fire is ongoing, citizens hope that such dangerous situations can be avoided in the future.