Drama in Velbert: Fire brigade saves cat from burning apartment!

Drama in Velbert: Fire brigade saves cat from burning apartment!

In the early morning hours of December 4, 2024, the Velbert Fire brigade was alerted to a fire on Höhfeldstrasse in Velbert-Neviges. Already on the way there was a massive column of smoke, which pointed out the urgency of use. The firefighters, who were previously on the way back from another mission, reacted immediately and initiated a fire attack over the back of the building. During the extinguishing work, several gas bottles had ignited on the balcony, which caused them to relieve their safety valves, as the Velbert fire brigade reported.

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A second team of emergency services went into the affected apartment under respiratory protection to carry out extinguishing measures and to save a cat that was included in the apartment. The ambulance service supplied the saved cat outdoors with oxygen and then brought them to a veterinary practice where their health was checked. A third team checked the other apartments in the building to ensure that no other residents were in danger. The full-time guard, the fire trucks Neviges and a turntable ladder from Velbert-Langenberg were deployed. The Höhfeldstraße remained completely closed during the entire operation, which ensures a safe approach and implementation of the extinguishing work.

The review of the building showed that several apartments are temporarily not habitable due to the fire. No statement can currently be made about the amount of the property damage and the exact cause of the fire. The situation was described as serious by the fire brigade, but under control, which could prevent major damage. This information was both from fireworld href = "https://www.freenet.de/polizeimessungen/nordrhein-westfalen/fw-velbert-brennender-balkon-auf-der-hohfeldstrasse_5923629-40482408.html" TARGET = "BLANK"> Freenet Published.