Huge fire in Tornesch: waste management has been burning for 12 hours!

Huge fire in Tornesch: waste management has been burning for 12 hours!

Tornesch, Deutschland - Tornesch, Merian-Straße-a spectacular major fire In a waste management company, the fire brigade and the emergency services kept in suspense! on Thursday evening, at 7:00 p.m., alerted: A fire in a sorting hall of around 400 square meters ensures alarm mood! Over 70 firefighters from two fire departments move out when the automatic fire alarm system strikes.

The head of operations and military leader Florian Jungclaus is on site and reports on a huge extinguishing attack that is started from several sides. "Fire under control" is finally called at 8:15 p.m., but the night has further challenges. Again and again embers flames and the emergency services fight with a huge pile of waste. In order to finally extinguish the fire, a side wall of the hall is opened to get access to the dangerous foci.

extinguishing measures under high pressure

The extinguishing work runs over hours, while the Uetersen fire brigade supports the colleagues from Tornesch with an additional fire truck. A total of 1000 meters of hose lines have been laid to reach every embers. A hero of the day is the DRK Uetersen, which provides the brave firefighters with breakfast.

Although no one was injured, the cause of the fire is unclear and the police investigation are in full swing. The fire brigade cannot currently provide any information about the possible damage. But one thing is certain: this assignment will be remembered for a long time!