Fire risk for Christmas: Advent wreath in Düsseldorf Fares Fire!

Fire risk for Christmas: Advent wreath in Düsseldorf Fares Fire!

Pempelfort, Düsseldorf, Deutschland - DÜSSELDORF - Dramatic scenes took place on Sunday evening, December 22, 2024, in the Pempelfort residential area. The Düsseldorf fire brigade was called for a fire in an apartment building after the caller reported a strong smoke on the ground floor. On site, the firefighters discovered a burning advent wreath in an apartment. Thanks to the rapid use of the rescue workers that arrived within a few minutes, the fire could be deleted quickly and spread to other apartments. Fortunately, the affected person had already left her apartment and was examined by an emergency service staff. She had to be taken to the hospital for further treatment, while her apartment was declared not habitable. These additional details once again underline the fire brigade's warnings about the risk of fire, which is based on unattended advent wreaths, such as Fireworld.at reported.

Further missions by the Düsseldorf fire brigade

The fire brigade was also heavily demanded on a Friday incident on November 1, 2024. This morning the emergency services were alerted to two fire -related emergency calls. First they fought a room fire in an apartment building in Bilk, where a home smoke detector had struck. Access to the fire apartment had to be opened by force, and a seriously injured person was discovered and brought to safety using a thermal imaging camera. This person was immediately taken to the hospital, while the fire caused around EUR 10,000. Shortly afterwards, another fire was reported in an empty family home in Ludenberg, where the upper floor was on fire. A total of 94 firefighters and women were deployed in both missions, such as Duesseldorf.de Such incidents again illustrate the importance of the fire -taking measures, especially in the Christmas season characterized by festivities.