Fire in Leverkusen: Fire brigade saves itself from gas bottle hell!
Fire in Leverkusen: Fire brigade saves itself from gas bottle hell!
on Thursday evening, May 30, 2025, there was an alarming incident in the Ratherfärpen street around 10:15 p.m. in Leverkusen. Several callers reported the breakout of a fire via emergency call 112, which quickly led to a full fire of a garden hut. This was in a structural connection to adjacent residential buildings, which significantly increased the risk of the neighborhood. The alarmed fire brigade immediately used several emergency services, including members of the professional fire brigade and units of the volunteer fire brigade from Bürrig and Wiesdorf, supported by the emergency services.
The situation was quickly assessed as serious on site. A total of 40 emergency services were deployed, which were divided into several sections to protect the adjacent residential buildings. The fire site was in the back of the property, which made the extinguishing work more difficult. During the missions, the firefighters discovered several gas bottles, which were also in the fire area, and secured them to prevent the situation from being worried.
difficulties in the extinguishing work
The extinguishing work was challenging because the fire raged in the difficult area of the garden hut. Due to the structural connection to the neighborhood, there was acute danger to the adjacent residential buildings. The fire brigade had to act carefully and ensure that the flames did not attack the residential buildings. Despite the complications, the emergency services were able to control the situation.
The events in Leverkusen take a look at the general risk of fire in urban areas. Such incidents are not only important locally, but also reflect the challenges with which volunteers and professional fire brigades are confronted in cities. This is supported by the work of the CTIF (Comité Technique International of the SapeURS pompier), which regularly publishes extensive fire statistics and thus provides important data for collecting fire risks. CTIF reports that the development of urban fire risks in the 20th century was influenced by numerous factors, including technical and political events.
Such missions in Leverkusen are reminiscent of how important it is to be prepared and react quickly to protect people and property. In view of the experience from recent years that the Center for Fire Statistics has examined, every fire provides new knowledge to improve the fire brigade tactics and public security.
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