Drama in Eicklingen: embankment fire at the children's playground! Fire brigade in action!

Drama in Eicklingen: embankment fire at the children's playground! Fire brigade in action!

Auf dem Felde, 29358 Eicklingen, Deutschland - On March 18, 2025, a fire at the children's playground in the street "In the Field" in Eicklingen caused excitement. At 1:43 p.m., the fire brigade was called to use the alarming keyword "WB_1 - Böschungenbrand". According to the information from fireworld.at , a resident had tried to curb the fire with the shovel of a tractor, but without success. When it arrived, the fire had grown to 200 to 300 square meters, with an original area of around 50 square meters. In view of the continuing drought, the fire spread quickly and required a comprehensive extinguishing attack with three C-jet pipes and around 5,000 liters of water, provided by 17 firefighters in two vehicles. After about 75 minutes the emergency services were able to complete their work.

First knowledge of the police, which was also at the scene, indicate that adolescents had handled fireworks, which led to the fire. Further information about the property damage or the exact circumstances is not yet available, as the Flotwedel volunteer fire brigade announced. These incidents raise questions, especially in view of a similar fire brigade, which took place on June 4, 2023. At that time, a burning straw bale in Braunschweiger Straße was discovered, an incident that was caused by a possibly provoked arson, as the police reported at the time. Here, too, there was no spread to surrounding vegetation thanks to the rapid reaction of the fire brigade.

The quick intervention of the fire brigade prevented a greater misfortune in the current fire in Eicklingen, but the repeated incidents in the region throw a worrying light on the security situation. The investigation into the causes of fire continues, while the local departments have to remain vigilant.