Suche
Mein Konto
Inferno in Bochum: Cult event hall Rouge is on fire!
In Bochum there was a major fire in the Rouge event hall. The building was completely destroyed and there were no injuries.
Inferno in Bochum: Cult event hall Rouge is on fire!
On the night of Sunday, May 30, 2025, a devastating fire occurred in the Rouge event hall in the Hamme district of Bochum. The emergency call was received by the fire department at 3:40 a.m., but when the emergency services arrived, the building was already fully engulfed in flames. Fortunately, there were no people in the discotheque at the time the fire broke out vienna.at reported.
Due to the massive smoke development, residents had to be alerted using the NINA warning app to keep windows and doors closed. The Bochum fire department was on site with over 70 emergency services to fight the flames and was able to prevent it from spreading to neighboring buildings, even if the discotheque premises were completely destroyed. This information comes from another report by WDR.
Extinguishing measures and amount of damage
The extinguishing work took several hours and focused primarily on protecting adjacent buildings, as an internal attack was not possible due to the rapid spread of the fire. Parts of the false ceiling had to be opened to combat hidden embers. At 5:39 a.m. the warning app gave the all-clear because there was no longer any acute odor nuisance. The initial estimated property damage amounts to several hundred thousand euros.
The fire brigade remained busy extinguishing the fire until the early hours of the morning. There were no injuries during the operation because the disco was empty at the time of the fire. The investigation into the cause of the fire is being carried out by the police, although it is currently unclear whether and when the cult discotheque will be rebuilt.
Historical and urban fire protection aspects
The fire in Bochum is one of the topics relating to urban fire risks that are analyzed in the CTIF's current fire statistics. Information from CTIF Report No. 28, published since 1995, shows that the causes of fires in cities must take into account numerous factors, including political and cultural developments in the 20th century. The data collected provides valuable insights into the management of fire phenomena in urban centers worldwide, as highlighted on the CTIF website and in the report on the project “100 CITIES – 100 YEARS – Evaluation Of Urban Fire Risks” CTIF.
The tragic events in the Rouge event hall not only raise questions about the cause of the fire, but also about the general safety of events in urban areas, which are increasingly the focus of public interest.