Fire devil New Year's Eve: Regensburg burns - 21 missions for the rescuers!

Fire devil New Year's Eve: Regensburg burns - 21 missions for the rescuers!

Nibelungenstraße, 93055 Regensburg, Deutschland - Regensburg (Bavaria): The New Year's Eve 2024/2025 has delivered a dramatic scenario in Regensburg. The fire brigade was intensively challenged between 8:00 p.m. and 5:00 a.m. because it had to process a total of 21 fire operations. Under these operations, there was a particularly serious roof truss fire in the Nibelungenstrasse, which broke out around 1:30 a.m. Initially, the Burgweinting volunteer fire brigade was alerted to a garbage can fire, but when the first forces arrived, it quickly turned out that the fire had already spread to the facade. The alarm level was increased in a very short time and several extinguishing trains were mobilized to control the situation.

damage and evacuations

The preventive use of over 90 fire brigade prevented an even worse scenario. Nevertheless, three apartments had to be evacuated, several people received medical and psychosocial care. In the subsequent investigation results, an estimated damage of over 200,000 euros was found, which is why the police now collect information on the cause of the fire. According to initial assessments, negligent arson could have been the trigger for the smaller garbage can fire, which triggered the devastating fire in the apartment building, in which four residents suffered slight smoke poisoning, as the police confirmed, such as Zeit Online reported.

This eventful night, there were also numerous other small fires in Regensburg. The fire brigade prepared for a comprehensive commitment, which underlines the strength and operational readiness of the Regensburg fire brigade team. While the main focus was on the serious roof truss fire, other parts of the city were not spared from the operations, such as Fireworld.at reported.