Roofing fire in Neuss: Fire brigade prevents worse!

Roofing fire in Neuss: Fire brigade prevents worse!

A dramatic fire in Neuss kept the emergency services in suspense on Friday evening, January 3, 2025. At 10:16 p.m., the fire brigade and the police were alerted to a reported fire on Erftstraße. When it arrived, an apartment used as an office burned in the attic of a commercial building in Lichterloh. The fire had already spread to parts of the roof structure, which required immediate measures.

The fire department Neuss used three fire trucks to combat the fire. The fire process was tackled from the outside with a turntable ladder, while several teams under respiratory protection tried to extinguish the flames from the inside. After around 30 minutes, the emergency services managed to check the fire and prevent it from spreading to neighboring. After all, the inferno was completely deleted at 1:30 a.m., and fortunately nobody was injured in this dramatic use, like freenet.de reported.

Deleting work and investigation

After extinguishing the fire, the firefighters focused on securing the site. The embers were deliberately extinguished and parts of the roof structure were removed to prevent again. After the situation was completely checked, the site was handed over to the police and the owner. No information is currently available on the exact cause of the fire and the amount of the property damage incurred. Also the Neuss confirmed that the investigation has already been initiated.