Drama in Höntrop: Housing fire ends with multiple rescue use!
Drama in Höntrop: Housing fire ends with multiple rescue use!
Bochum (ots)
In the night of Monday, around midnight, the fire brigade was alerted to a fire on Höntroper Straße. A worried caller reported flames in an ground floor apartment. The first emergency services arrived at the scene at the scene. The fire quickly confirmed and an immediate rescue began because there were still several residents in the building.
The situation was critical: While firefighters were busy securing escape routes and fighting the fire, some people were already showing themselves on the windows of the upper floors. The smoke had tortured the hallway in such a way that independently leaving the building was impossible. The fire brigade decided to increase the alarm level, which meant that additional forces were sent to the fire location to support the rescue operation.difficult rescue measures
Despite the challenging conditions, most residents were able to stay in their unaffected apartments and were later led outside by the emergency services. However, two people required a special rescue with escape hoods to get them out of the danger zone. In addition, it is a happy fact that the fire brigade brought not only people but also the pets to safety; A cat was saved from the burning building.
It turned out that the resident of the fire apartment had left the building before the fire brigade arrived, which alleviates a potentially dramatic situation. However, ran for a total of six other people, all of whom were injured by the smoke. These were immediately transported to nearby hospitals by the emergency services.
The Bochum fire brigade was on site with a stately strength of 44 emergency services, supported by the volunteer fire brigade. The extinguishing of Eppendorf/Höntrop was also active at the fire site, which relieved the emergency services when combating the fire and rescue of the residents.
The risk of a fire in a residential building should not be underestimated. In fact, this incident reminds you how important it is to know real emergency procedures and behave prudently in an emergency. The quick action of the fire brigade may have prevented worse things.
These incidents also think about how we can prepare for such emergencies and which security measures should be taken in residential complexes. A fire can break out at any time for different reasons, and the right precautions can save lives.
The exact causes of the fire must now be determined in order to avoid similar situations in the future. However, details about this are still sparse, and the investigation is only at the beginning.
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