Fire in Telekom-Schacht: Mönchengladbach fights with internet problems!

Fire in Telekom-Schacht: Mönchengladbach fights with internet problems!

On the evening of October 5, 2024, a fire in a telecommunications shaft occurred in Mönchengladbach-Rheydt, which the fire brigade called on the scene. Passers -by had discovered the fire and immediately alerted the emergency services. After the fire brigade arrived, the emergency services were able to find two fire spots in a telecommunications shaft and delete them with a fire extinguisher.

The fire brigade also controlled the area with a thermal imaging camera to identify possible hidden heat sources. Fortunately, there were no further measures and there were no injuries. The operations management was in the hands of fire inspector Sascha Göddertz, who ensured that all safety precautions were observed.

local restrictions and effects

The police had to block Odenkirchener Straße between Bahnhofstrasse and Mooses-Stern-Straße during the mission to give the emergency services the necessary space. This block not only affected the flow of traffic in the area, but also led to considerable disorders in the Internet and telecommunications connection in several districts of Mönchengladbach. The exact duration of the disorders is still unclear, since the restoration of the connections depends on the examinations of the fire brigade and the technical services.

For more information about the events, can be consulted at www.presseportal.de . It remains to be seen how quickly the telecommunications can be restored and which measures are taken to avoid future incidents of this kind.

Questions about the situation can be addressed directly to the Mönchengladbach fire brigade. The contact details are given in the enclosed section.