Great fire in the Centro Oberhausen: Christmas market open again!

Great fire in the Centro Oberhausen: Christmas market open again!

In a dramatic incident on Thursday, December 20, 2024, a fire broke out in the former “Pagoda” restaurant on the site of Centro Oberhausen at around 5 p.m. According to reports from The west had to move the fire brigade with around 60 forces to fight the flames. Due to the strong smoke and the hazard, the Christmas market was cleared prematurely. The fire was particularly worrying for visitors to the Christmas market because the police ordered an evacuation for security reasons.

The emergency services were able to quickly control the fire. On Friday morning, the Centro Oberhausen announced the relief that the flames are completely deleted. The spokeswoman for the shopping center thanked the heroes of the fire brigade for their brave commitment and announced that the Christmas market will be opened again on Friday - from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. href = "https://www.t-online.de/nachrichten/panorama/buntes-kurioses/id_10056718/oberhausen-gaeste-fluechten-vor-weihnacht-geraeumt.html" Class = "Source_2"> T-Online reported.

uncertain future of the fire stall

The fire brigade was forced to fight the fire exclusively from the outside because the building in question was inaccessible. While the fire awakened overnight and deleted several embers, the future of the "Pagoda" building remains uncertain. Large renovations were already planned after the restaurant registered bankruptcy due to the corona pandemic. The citizens remember the 2012 New Year's Eve, when a similar fire led to a final demolition of a neighboring pub. The fate of the "Pagoda" could be in the balance at the moment, especially given the latest fire disaster.