Fire drama in Koblenz: residents with smoke poisoning to the hospital!

Fire drama in Koblenz: residents with smoke poisoning to the hospital!

A dramatic fire employed the fire brigade in Koblenz on Saturday evening when a fire broke out in the canopy of a residential building on Emser Strasse. The emergency services were quickly on site and fought the flames that attacked a neighboring building. According to sueddeutsche.de admitted.

The balance of the use is alarming: an injured person and a low six -digit property damage were found. A total of four house residents were affected. Several windows of the house broke due to the intensive heat and heavy smoke penetrated into the interior of the building. Fortunately, there were no other serious injuries, but experts warn about possible embers in the roof beams of the adjacent house.

complex extinguishing measures

The extinguishing work was difficult. A total of 90 firefighters from the Koblenz professional and volunteer fire brigade and the FF Lahnstein were deployed to extinguish the fire. In addition, a telescopic joint mast was requested to combat the flames that are difficult to access. Since both affected buildings had a burned -out roof structure, one of the houses is even acutely at risk of collapse. A specialist advisor to the technical relief organization (THW) pointed out that the risk of further damage is not excluded, whereupon the fire brigade opened the roof of the neighboring house to eliminate the embers, such as Rhein-zeitung.de

After the extinguishing process, the energy supplier had to park gas and electricity for the affected buildings. The following day, Easter Sunday, a fire guard was stationed on site in order to be able to intervene immediately in the event of a possible flare.

Investigations into the cause of the fire

The exact cause of the fire is so far unclear. The police have started investigations to clarify the background of the fire. The incident once again raises questions about the security standards in residential buildings, especially with regard to the risk of fire and evacuation management.

The fire in Koblenz does not come as a surprise if you look at the developments in global fire statistics. Report No. 29 of the CFS CTIF shows that fire incidents increase in many parts of the world and are due to different causes. Improvement of the prevention measures and the operational readiness of the fire brigade should therefore play a priority role in the public discussion in order to avoid similar incidents in the future. The report has analyzed data from 55 countries and offers valuable insights into global fire brigade trends, which can contribute to continuous improvement in security, such as Cif.org reported