Explosion and Feuerinferno in Staufen: two missing after fire!

Explosion and Feuerinferno in Staufen: two missing after fire!

A dramatic fire shaked the municipality of Staufen in the canton of Aargau on Wednesday evening, February 26, 2025. According to reports from fireworld , a loud bang, followed by meter-high flames and a huge column of smoke, when a single-family house in Neudörfli-Straße was in full fire. The fire brigade and the police were alerted at 8:15 p.m., and numerous emergency services immediately moved. Despite quickly initiated extinguishing measures, the building was severely in danger of collapsing, a fireman suffered minor injuries.

Currently two people who live in the affected house are missing. As the Aargau cantonal police said, the assignment was made more difficult by explosions, the cause of which is currently unclear. 20 minutes reported that the fire brigade was on site with around 100 emergency services to combat the fire and prevent fire attack on a neighboring building. During the extinguishing work, the adjacent SBB route was temporarily blocked, but could be released again after a security check.

serious effects and evacuated residents

The situation is described as extremely tense, since the house was already on fire when the rescue workers arrived. The surrounding houses were evacuated, and fortunately all evacuated residents were not injured. However, the cause of the fire is still in progress, and the police investigation continues to run. In addition, an unmanageable reptile holder was living in the affected house, which became known that there were three snakes.

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OrtStrasse Neudörfli, 5603 Staufen, Schweiz
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