Gas leak in the parking lot: Fire brigade saves shopping center with a risk of fire!

Gas leak in the parking lot: Fire brigade saves shopping center with a risk of fire!

On Thursday evening, March 20, 2025, the Dortmund fire brigade was called to an alarming incident in the parking lot of a shopping center on Bornstrasse at around 6:25 p.m. The driver of a car noticed a hissing sound when he came back to his vehicle, which quickly pointed out a serious problem. The alarmed emergency services found a leak in the liquid gas tank of the car, from which gas flowed out. The characteristic smell of the LPG was already perceptible over large areas of the parking lot, which made the Situation particularly dangerous, since combustible gas near ignition sources should not be underestimated, such as Fireworld.at reported.

evacuation and extensive security measures

immediately, the fire brigade blocked the large area around the defective vehicle. At the same time, a fire -fighting attack with water, foam and powder exterminator was prepared so that they could react immediately in the event of a fire. Thanks to the gas measuring devices used, the danger area could quickly be limited to a small area around the vehicle, which made it possible to drive their cars individually and accompanied by gas concentration measurements from the locked -up zone. The gas was drained in a controlled manner, and a high -performance fan helped actively lower the dangerous gas concentration, as well as Wa.de reported.

The comprehensive security measures of the fire brigade took about five hours until it was found that no more gas escaped from the leak of the tank. Continuous measurements confirmed that the dangerous area did not increase, so that purchasing in the adjacent center could be continued safely. A total of 11 emergency services from Feuerwache 1 (center) and the special unit of ABC hazard defense of the Feuerwache 8 (Eichlinghofen) were involved in the incident, which was not only reacted quickly, but also required a coordinated evacuation to ensure the safety of everyone involved.