Keller fire in Saarbrücken: Fire brigade saves residents and dogs!

On January 2, 2025, a basement fire in the Saarbrücken district of St. Johann in Försterstrasse broke out around 3:00 p.m. The fire ignited due to garbage in a building and led to a strong smoke of the staircase. As the Communication of the Saarbrücken , the fire brigade was able to delete the fire quickly and then ventilate the stairs and the affected apartments, so that the residents could return.

A total of 32 firefighters and the emergency services were used with several vehicles. In the incident, two people and a dog were saved out of the house that were enclosed by the smoke. In addition, two more people were brought to safety over the staircase freed by the smoke. Although there were initially several emergency calls reported, which reported off the escape routes, there were no injuries, as the fire brigade announced.

Details of use and investigations into the cause of the fire

The fire brigade received the message about the fire at 3:11 p.m. and immediately moved out with a fire truck. The building of the building was heavily smoky and could not be made passable, which required further use of the crowd, according to the Saarbrücker Newspaper . However, the smoke did not penetrate further apartments, which would soon be able to return the residents.

During the extinguishing work, the intersection was blocked for about an hour and a half. The investigation into the cause of the fire and the amount of damage was started, with the department responsible for fire investigations. Different information about injuries were given; A police spokesman reported a slightly injured person through flue gases, while the fire brigade spoke of no injured person.