Fire drama in Neunkirchen: Five men rescued from a blazing fire!

Fire drama in Neunkirchen: Five men rescued from a blazing fire!

In Neunkirchen (Germany) there was a dramatic apartment fire in an apartment building on Langenstrichstrasse on the night of December 21, 2024, in which five men had to be rescued from a burning apartment. The Neunkirchen volunteer fire department, the rescue service and the police worked hand in hand during this operation. During a nighttime operation that lasted until morning, four of the rescued men had to be taken to hospital for injuries. The building is no longer habitable due to extensive fire and smoke damage, so many residents temporarily stayed with friends and family while the city provided emergency shelter.

The fire department was alerted around 3 a.m. when thick smoke was billowing from the first floor. The emergency services immediately went to rescue people as the escape route for many residents was already blocked. Through quick action, including the use of ladders, firefighters were able to get several people out of the building safely. During the subsequent firefighting, it became apparent that the fire had already spread into the ceilings and floors, which made extinguishing work considerably more difficult. It was only in the morning around 8:30 a.m. that “fire out” could finally be reported fireworld.at reported.

The cause of the fire remains unknown

Another incident occurred on May 31, 2024, when the Neunkirchen volunteer fire department was called to a room fire in an apartment building on Georgstrasse. A 66-year-old woman was rescued from her apartment with life-threatening injuries, while the other seven residents of the house remained uninjured. Here too, police forces and the rescue service supported the quick rescue operations. Due to the smoke and fire damage, the entire building was uninhabitable and the residents also had to be temporarily accommodated presseportal.de reported. The police immediately launched an investigation into the cause of the fire.