Fire in Leverkusen: Fire brigade saves residents and pets!

Fire in Leverkusen: Fire brigade saves residents and pets!

Auf dem Acker, 51477 Leverkusen, Deutschland - Leverkusen - On December 21, 2024, two burning incidents occurred in the city that kept the fire brigade to trot. The first alarm went into Breidenbachstrasse in Wiesdorf at 12:43 p.m. There, a home smoke detector had triggered a fire in an electrical sub -distribution. The fire brigade, supported by 10 vehicles and 45 emergency services, arrived immediately and found that the staircase was heavily smoky. Thanks to the functioning protective devices, the fire went out independently. One person had to be saved from the affected apartment and taken to the hospital. The assignment ended around 2:00 p.m. after the building had been ventilated and checked for pollutants, so that all other residents could safely return to their apartments, such as leverkusen.com reported.

Just a few hours later, at 11:29 p.m., the fire brigade was alerted to a basement fire in a house in Hitdorf. A resident reported that he and his wife were trapped on the second floor. The fire brigade moved out with 15 vehicles and 43 emergency services. During the journey, the enclosed residents received telephone support and were finally saved via a turntable ladder. Both needed medical help after rescue and were taken to the hospital. As part of the extinguishing work, the emergency services also saved three cats and a dog that were supplied with oxygen and brought to an veterinary clinic. The building is no longer habitable after the fire and the police took over the site, according to Bild.de .

The two incidents show the rapid reaction of the fire brigade and the effectiveness of smoke detectors and protective devices in combating fires. While in the first case a quick evacuation and protection of the other residents were made possible, the basement fire in Hitdorf led to the uninhabitability of the building.