Drama in Ottobeuren: Refugee accommodation is on fire!
Drama in Ottobeuren: Refugee accommodation is on fire!
On Friday morning, January 3., 2025, a dramatic incident occurred in the refugee accommodation in Memminger Strasse 40 in Ottobeuren. Around 11:15 a.m., several emergency calls were received by the integrated control center Donau-Schiller and the police operations center, as the denser fire smoke rose from the accommodation. The security service reacted quickly, evacuated all 42 residents, including 18 children, from the building. Of these, 26 people were on site on the day of the fire. During the evacuation, the residents had no time to secure personal objects or important documents, which caused them to lose everything they had.
Thanks to the immediate proximity of the rescue workers who are stationed opposite at the Ottobeuren Clinic, the emergency services were already on the scene one minute after alarm. The evacuated residents were initially housed and looked after in the clinic rooms. The families whose children were confronted with the sudden loss are particularly affected. The trauma of the event will probably accompany you for a long time. The Ottobeuren fire department increased the alarm keyword to "B4" to request additional support during the journey. Other emergency services and a second turntable ladder from the Memmingen fire brigade were alerted.
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The caretaker of the neighboring old people's and nursing home also showed quick action and closed all windows and doors to protect the residents from the toxic fire smoke. The refugees who could only save the clothes on the body were brought to Bad Wörishofen, where they received support and new equipment. The Landratsamt Unterallgäu has already announced that it will rebuild the destroyed container system.
The incident also raises questions about the security standards in refugee accommodation. According to the analysis of inuri.de there are a variety of accommodations in Germany, the security of which is often not sufficiently guaranteed. In addition, the situation of the accommodations is different, which can lead to dangerous situations. Cultural differences, language barriers and possibly poor fire protection contribute to an increased risk in such emergency accommodation. There is no comprehensive overview of fire events in these facilities, which makes it difficult to record and improve the security situation.
The investigation into the cause of the fire is conducted by the Memmingen criminal police. The event will not only shape those affected sustainably, but also the emergency services who have helped on site.
-transmitted by West-Ost-media
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