Huge fire in Krefeld: Happiness in misfortune-no injuries!

A major fire in an apartment building on Schwertstraße in Krefeld caused excitement on Monday evening. The Krefeld fire brigade reported on Tuesday that the incident had no injuries. Around 10 p.m. there were several emergency calls in the control center, in which callers reported on a fire in a warehouse in the backyard of a house.

The fire brigade immediately initiated massive fire fighting when the fire had already spread to the facade of the house and an apartment on the second floor. The warehouse building, in which various other objects were also stored in addition to garbage cans, was on fire. When the fire brigade arrived, all the corridors of the building and other apartments were heavily smoked.

emergency services on site

A total of up to four fire brigade teams were used under heavy respiratory protection. Fortunately, there were no more people in the building than the fire brigade arrived. The residents were examined by an emergency doctor and looked after in a regular bus provided. Five of the six affected apartments were badly damaged, and the residents came temporarily with friends or relatives.

A total of 75 emergency services from the professional and volunteer fire brigade and the emergency services were on site. The assignment lasted three hours, and the team was able to prevent the fire from spreading to other parts of the building, as the RP online Also the Westdeutsche Zeitung informed that the fire caused significant damage on Monday evening.