Drama in the hotel: Great fire in the swimming pool area - fire brigade saves guests!

Drama in the hotel: Great fire in the swimming pool area - fire brigade saves guests!

On Friday afternoon, October 5, 2024, the fire brigade in Goslar was dramatic. The fire brigade was alerted at 2:58 p.m. after a fire alarm system triggered in a hotel in the Krugwiese. When the first emergency services arrived, it quickly became confirmed that a fire had broken out in the hotel's swimming pool and sauna area. The flames hit the windows meter high, which led to an immediate increase in the operational stitch to level 2 to request additional emergency services.

The situation quickly became serious when the heat of the fire brought the risk of spreading to the floors above. In this critical phase, the local fire chief Udo Löprich took over the operations management and ordered the immediate support of other fire brigades from the area, including the fire trucks from Bad Harzburg and the weirs from Oker, Jerstedt and Hahndorf.

emergency services on alarm readiness

While the first group under respiratory protection started both an inner and outdoor attack, the situation was constantly re-evaluated. The professional emergency services managed to limit the fire to the swimming pool and sauna area and prevent the spread to adjacent rooms. The fire brigade from Bad Harzburg set up a bar position to protect the neighboring buildings from further heat damage.

As soon as the visible flames were deleted, the emergency services started the reversal work. The building with thermal imaging cameras was examined for any embers. The entire procedure went smoothly due to the excellent coordination among the different operational groups; There was praise in particular for the quick and proper evacuation of the hotel by the staff.

collaboration and thanks

at 5 p.m. there was a compliance in which local fire chief Löprich emphasized the cooperation of the various units. Thanks to their operational readiness, greater damage could be averted. Nowadays it is not a matter of course that everything is so well organized. The hotel staff also did an excellent job in the quick reaction to the dangerous situation.

For more information on the details of this incident, see the current report on regionalheute.de .