Great fire in the house: two injured and unclear cause of the fire!

Great fire in the house: two injured and unclear cause of the fire!

On Friday evening, March 8, 2025, a devastating fire occurred in a residential building in Contwig-Stambach, in the Southwest Palatinate district. As n-tv , the fire brigade was alerted at 8:16 p.m. When it arrived, the upper floor of the house was already on fire. Despite the rapid reaction of the emergency services, two residents were only slightly injured, they were immediately taken to the hospital.

The residents had left the building independently, which may prevent worse. In total, the property damage is estimated at around 200,000 euros. The fire could finally be deleted around 11:00 p.m., but the house is uninhabitable after the fire. The exact cause of the fire has so far been unclear; The police have started investigations.

additional details from Kirchheimbolanden

Another major fire occurred on the same day in Kirchheimbolanden. According to the information from SWR , a man was seriously injured in this incident. District Administrator Rainer Guth explained that weapons were stored in the in question. The son of the house resident, a gun collector and expert, was not in the house at the time of the fire because he brought his child to kindergarten.

On the first floor of the building, there were about five safes that were affected by the fire on the outside. The technical relief organization brought these safes to the police; The content is currently unclear. The investigation into the cause of the fire is underway. The fire broke out near a wood oven, as was confirmed by the Worms police department.

difficult extinguishing work

The deletion measures were challenging because the roof of the house threatened to collapse. The fire brigade was forced to take special precautions. The area around the uninhabitable house is now temporarily secured with a construction fence to minimize further risks. The investigation into the cause of the fire is continued and it remains to be seen which information will come to light when clarifying this tragic incident.