Fire in Stuttgart: Chicken coop burns down - 12 chickens dead!

Fire in Stuttgart: Chicken coop burns down - 12 chickens dead!

in Stuttgart on the night of January 7, 2025, a device shelter was on fire. The fire brigade received an emergency call about the fire in the Lerchenheide shortly after 2:00 a.m. When the emergency services arrived, an approximately 3 × 5 meter shelter burned, in which a chicken coop was also available. Despite the immediate intervention of the fire brigade with two extinguishing ears, the fire could not be stopped in time, so that 12 chickens died in the stable, such as fireworld.at reported .

The fire brigade fought the flames and was able to largely prevent the fire spread to surrounding trees and shrubs. After only 30 minutes, the operations manager reported "fire". In total, the fire brigade was used for around two hours to extinguish the fire and then carry out the clean -up work. The cause of the fire and the damage assessment are now the task of the police, which was also on site. The Stuttgart ambulance service ensured that the respiratory protection teams were well protected at all times during the operation, but did not have to actively intervene, such as .