School bus fire in Witten: driver unharmed, quick deletion from fire brigade!

School bus fire in Witten: driver unharmed, quick deletion from fire brigade!

Schneer Weg, 58455 Witten, Deutschland - In the city of Witten there were two dramatic incidents on February 10, 2025. First, the fire brigade reported a fire in a school bus on Schneer Weg at 9:55 a.m. Fortunately, there were no students on board at this point. The driver was able to save himself independently and was taken to the hospital for an examination, but was not injured. The fire brigade Witten and the fire -fighting snow reacted quickly and deleted the fire that had broken out in the rear of the bus. After only 20 minutes, "fire out" was reported, while the Ardeystrasse was completely closed during the mission, as fireworld.at reported.

However, this was not the only incident that day. The night before, around 1:27 a.m., a devastating fire broke out in a residential building on the Bomeregge. For reasons that have so far been unexplained, the flames hit the roof of the house and several windows, while the fire brigade hurried to the extinguishing work with aerial ladders. In this tragic incident, an older woman died, while three other people were injured and had to be taken to the hospital. According to the emergency services, one of the residents managed to escape from the first floor through a jump, while three people were able to save themselves. Tragically, a fire brigade team only found the deceased dead outdoors. The fire was then brought under control, but the reversal work took place until noon, as Bochum police have started the cause of the fire.