Fire drama for Christmas Eve: 84-year-old seriously injured in Karlsruhe!

Fire drama for Christmas Eve: 84-year-old seriously injured in Karlsruhe!

Karlsdorf-Neuthard, Deutschland - on December 23, 2024, just one day before Christmas Eve, several alarming incidents were reported in Baden-Württemberg. In Karlsruhe, an 84-year-old woman was seriously injured when she tried to extinguish a fire on her Advent wreath herself. The fire brigade extinguished the fire, while the criminal police started investigating the cause of the fire, such as Tagesschau reported. An 82-year-old also died in Limbach (Neckar-Odenwald-Kreis) after an apartment fire, in which the flames attacked an adjacent house. The fire made the building uninhabitable, and the police estimate the damage to several hundred thousand euros. The investigation into the causes of causes are on.

economic challenges before the festival

Retail in Baden-Württemberg hopes for a shopping frenzy in the last hours before the festival after the Christmas business was left behind the expectations last weekend. According to the Baden-Württemberg trade association, the number of customers in the city centers had dropped, which was attributed to uncertainty after the attack to the Christmas market in Magdeburg. Traders are now focusing on strong sales on December 23 and 24, the traditionally highest sales days of the year. The gastronomy, however, suffers from an economic doldrum that is reinforced by austerity measures by the car company. Many guests spend less, which continues to burden the location of the restaurateurs, according to the assessment of Dehoga state chief Fritz Engelhardt.

In addition, there was an accident on the A5, in which a vehicle crashed into a truck and two people were injured; The highway remains closed for the time being. While the preparations for Christmas are in full swing, the weather forecasts report uncomfortable weather with snow and rain, which also poses challenges when buying a gift, such as SWR Aktuell