Feuerinferno in Mainz: Four injured and great evacuation!

Feuerinferno in Mainz: Four injured and great evacuation!

In Mainz-Lerchenberg, there was an extensive fire in a apartment block on Thursday that broke out at 6:25 p.m. According to the reports of merkurist.de , the fire was first discovered in the kitchen of an apartment and quickly spread to the roof. A massive cloud of smoke was visible above the district, which illustrated the dimension of use.

A total of four people were injured, two of them suffered moderate, two slight smoke poisoning. All injuries were transported to nearby hospitals. Around 70 people were affected by the fire and had to temporarily leave their apartments. The fire completely destroyed an apartment, while others also suffered damage from the retracting smoke.

emergency services and measures

The fire brigade was alerted around 6:30 p.m. A large contingent of 170 emergency services, including firefighters from Mainz, Ingelheim, Nieder-Olm and Worms, was quickly on site. Presseportal.de reports that Massive flames arrived from the apartment on the 3rd floor when the fire brigade arrived.

The alarmed operations line increased the alarm level and immediately initiated measures. Parts of the roof were opened to fight embers, while building parts were searched under respiratory protection. The evacuated residents were looked after by disaster protection in the nearby community center, while the operation lasted until midnight.

challenges and thanks to the emergency services

The emergency services were also faced with the challenge during the fire to keep on spectacles and uncooperative residents from the locations. Mayor Günter Beck got an idea of the situation and expressly thanked the firefighters for their quick and professional use.

The cause of the fire has not yet been finally clarified, but it is known that it was a kitchen fire. This illustrates the importance of a functioning fire protection in residential complexes, which is repeatedly underlined by statistics from Germany. According to Feuertrutz.de there are no comprehensive and uniform fire statistics in order to further optimize the prevention measures.

Overall, the incident on the Lerchenberg shows the vulnerability of urban living spaces and the essential role of the fire brigade, which has to act quickly in an emergency to prevent worse things.