Fire in Wittlaer: Fire brigade prevents spreads to neighboring apartments

Fire in Wittlaer: Fire brigade prevents spreads to neighboring apartments

on Saturday evening, March 1, 2025, there was a fire in an apartment building on Hermann-Schauten-Weg in Wittlaer, Düsseldorf. At 6:45 p.m., several callers reported the fire, whereupon the Düsseldorf fire brigade was immediately alerted. When they arrived, the emergency services found that flames flames from an ground floor apartment and smoke. They immediately started the extinguishing work and the evacuation of the residents. A high -performance fan was used to keep the staircase free of fire smoke and prevent the fire from spreading a broader spread.

A total of around 40 firefighters were deployed, including volunteer forces from the volunteer fire brigade. Due to their fast and determined action, they were able to prevent spreading to adjacent apartments, so that everyone else remained habitable except for the fire apartment. Nobody was injured in the operation and the fire brigade was able to control the situation after two hours. The last forces then returned to their locations, while the criminal police have already investigated the cause of the fire, as fireworld.at . Furthermore, nordbote.de that nobody was harmed and all security measures were successfully implemented.