Great fire in Schifferstadt: 120 firefighters in constant use!

Great fire in Schifferstadt: 120 firefighters in constant use!

On Saturday, May 3, 2025, a major fire broke out in the industrial area North, more precisely on the site of the disposal company Becker Recycling. This event led to dense smoke development over Schifferstadt, which took hours and mobilized numerous emergency services. The fire was lit in the morning and could be brought under control by the fire brigade at around 11 a.m. href = "https://www.rheinpfalz.de/lokal/rhein-pfalz-kreis_Artikel.-Gro%C3%9Fbrand-in-Schifferstadt-Unter-krontroll-120-Einzekr%C3oken reports .

To fight the fire, around 120 emergency services were on site. These consist of various fire departments of the Rhein-Palatinate district as well as the cities of Speyer and Ludwigshafen. In addition, further units of disaster protection were involved in the site. Despite the control of the fire, a large cloud of smoke remained visible, which was underlining the need to monitor the surroundings. Schifferstadt Tagblatt supplemented .

extensive monitoring measures

The fire brigade continuously carried out measurements of the ambient air with three specially equipped measuring vehicles. No questionable values ​​could be found in the measurements, and a warning of fire gases pronounced in the meantime was finally lifted. Nevertheless, there were smells in parts of the city, which is why the police asked the population to avoid the area far. Furthermore, it was advised to keep windows and doors closed and to switch off ventilation and air conditioning systems in order to minimize possible health risks.