Dresden in a state of emergency: dramatic fires in Mickten and Striesen!

Dresden in a state of emergency: dramatic fires in Mickten and Striesen!

Dresden, Deutschland - On April 10, 2025, two fires occurred in Dresden, Mickten district, which were heavily used by the local firefighters. The first alarm went through the control center when smoke from an apartment on the first floor of an apartment building on the Leipziger/Wüllnerstrasse street corner came. When the first emergency services arrived, a fire was immediately found in the kitchen.

Two group of breathing protection quickly went to fight fire and rescue people over the staircase. The apartment door had to be opened by force, with the fire deleted quickly and the spread of the flames was prevented. Fortunately, there were no people in the affected apartment. Nevertheless, further apartments were checked for a possible smoke expansion, whereby two more apartment doors also had to be opened and ventilated. Smoke alarms had triggered in another apartment, but nobody was present in this apartment either.

rapidly initiated measures

The affected area and the staircase were mechanically ventilated. During the mission, Leipziger Straße had to be completely blocked in order to enable the fire brigade and the emergency services to work smoothly. A total of 44 emergency services from the fire and rescue guards Albertstadt and Übigau as well as the rescue guards Neustadt and Pieschen were deployed. Fortunately, there was no injuries, and the site was handed over to the police after the measures were completed, the investigation into the cause of the fire.

On the same day, another fire occurred in the immediate vicinity, more precisely on Fetscherstrasse. Here the fire brigade was called for a fire from a bitum chef in front of a house. This had burned content with about 100 liters and created a strong smoke development. The head of operations received valuable information from a caller, which caused the emergency services to intervene.

fire of the bitum chef

The bitum chef had already spilled over and the bitumen was distributed on the sidewalk. A squad under respiratory protection closed the stove of the stove and started cooling the container. The tenants of the adjacent house were asked to keep doors and windows closed to prevent further smoke development. Open flames could finally be deleted with a powder extinguisher. The adjacent residential building was checked, whereby no risk was determined. All people were also unharmed in this assignment. 16 emergency services from the fire and rescue station Striesen were in action here.

fires are a serious risk and are often caused by various factors. According to a current Study of the IFS About fire damage show statistics that many fires in residential buildings can be attributed to technical defects or improper handling of devices. The events in Dresden once again illustrate the essential role of the fire brigade and the lethals that can assume fires.

On this day alone, the fire brigade proved their professionalism through fast and coordinated action, and it remained with a glimpse.