Club home in the Mattheiser Wald Lichterloh on flames - causes unclear!

Am 12. Mai 2025 brach ein Brand im Vereinsheim bei Trier-Feyen aus. Keine Verletzten, erheblicher Sachschaden. Ermittlungen laufen.
On May 12, 2025, a fire broke out in the clubhouse near Trier-Feyen. No injured, considerable property damage. Investigations run. (Symbolbild/ANAG)

Club home in the Mattheiser Wald Lichterloh on flames - causes unclear!

On Monday, May 12, 2025, a severe fire occurred in the club building of a shooting club in the Mattheiser Forest near Trier-Feyen. The fire brigade received the fire report at 12:22 p.m., and around 100 emergency services immediately made their way to the site from the professional fire brigade, the volunteer fire brigade and the police. According to the reports of Lokalo.de Peter-Scholzen-Straße is located.

The extinguishing work continued; The building was in full fire. In order to minimize the risk of spreading the fire to surrounding buildings, a comprehensive extinguishing concept was created after consultation with the firefighters. However, there was no danger for other buildings, which was confirmed by the fire brigade. The risk of forest fire is also increased due to the continuing drought.

status of the investigation

So far, there has been no information about the cause of the fire, the investigation is underway. Fortunately, no people were injured during the fire, but the property damage at the clubhouse is considerable. In view of the dangers that represent the fires, it is important to clarify the causes and prevent future incidents.

A similar incident occurred on the evening of the first Christmas holiday in Altenbüchle, Rheinau-Holzhausen. A clubhouse and an adjacent deposit were completely burned down there. The Rheinau fire brigade was used with nine vehicles and around 40 emergency services, but could not prevent total loss. As reported by bnn.de , the property damage is estimated here at around 15,000 euros.

overarching cause of fire statistics

Various statistics data are available to determine the causes of fire. This data is collected by several institutions, including the Institute for Damage Control and Damage Research by the public insurers and the police crime statistics of the Federal Republic of Germany. According to VfDB , the information collected is publicly accessible and play an important role in accident prevention and risk analysis. The ICD codes that classify fires and flow into the statistical evaluations are particularly relevant.

The fires described in the two cases described illustrate the need for attentive fire prevention and the importance of faster response times of emergency services. In addition, the dangers increase due to climatic changes and the persistent drought that can favor such incidents.

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