Gas alarm in Gießen: Evacuated petrol station and locked streets!

Gas alarm in Gießen: Evacuated petrol station and locked streets!

In Gießen, two incidents at petrol stations caused a sensation and the mobilization of emergency services. While a strong gas smell led to evacuation and blocking a gas station on Frankfurter Straße on Sunday afternoon, shots occurred on a petrol station the night before that resulted in a large -scale operation by the police and fire brigade.

On Sunday, January 22, 2025, an employee of the petrol station noticed at around 1:15 p.m. a striking gas smell near the LPG petrol pump. The fire brigade was immediately alerted and the customers present were instructed to leave the site. The Gießen professional fire brigade quickly discovered a leak on the tank tube and closed the emergency taps of the gas supply to secure the Situation. The damaged gas petrol pump was removed and is to be repaired by a specialized company. Despite the incident, the operation of the petrol station should be possible again without the blocked gas petrol pump. In order to ensure security during the work, the adjacent road from the Klinikstraße was closed in the direction of Kleinlinden, as Giesserer-Allemeine.de reported.

shots on the gas station and large -scale use of the police

The night before, on Thursday, around 10 p.m., there was a violent incident at another petrol station in Gießen. An armed man had shot the building with a pistol. Alarmed by the employees of the petrol station, the police called on the scene numerous emergency services and a police helicopter. When the officials arrived, damage to the windows of the petrol station was found, but fortunately there were no injuries. The search in the area carried out led to the discovery of a small fire in a forest near the A485, where the suspect, a 41-year-old man, could finally be arrested around 11:30 p.m. This arrest took place without resistance, and a compressed air pistol was ensured. The fire brigade was able to quickly extinguish the fire, which affected an area of ​​about ten by ten meters. The reason for the fire is so far unclear. The suspect is to be brought before a judge on Friday, while the investigation continues to run, according to hessenschau.de .

The incidents not only illustrate the security risks at petrol stations, but also show the quick reaction of the emergency services in critical situations, which is of crucial importance for the security of the public. For more information on safety precautions at petrol stations, Haufe.de