Great fire in the Mannheim industrial port: fire brigade in continuous use!

Great fire in the Mannheim industrial port: fire brigade in continuous use!

Lagerstraße, 68169 Mannheim, Deutschland - In the Mannheim industrial port there was a dramatic fire in a recycling center on Friday morning. At 11 a.m., the fire brigade was called to use the warehouse, where до 700 cubic meters of mixed scrap had caught fire for unexplained reasons. The situation is so serious that the emergency services still have to deglaze the remains until night. A fireman suffered a minor injury in the operation, as the city administration reports. According to swr was a dense black smoke cloud over the city, which also made the task of the fire brigade difficult.

intensive extinguishing work under strong conditions

rescuers use excavators to get to the embers of the fire, while the smoke development is becoming stronger again and again. The water protection police estimate that the extinguishing work must continue until the night. In order to minimize the health risks for the residents, they were instructed to keep doors and windows closed. Measurement vehicles monitor the air quality, but so far no health -hazardous substances have been found, according to the city administration.

The Mannheim fire department, which has been responsible for security in the city since 1891, consists of a professional fire brigade and several voluntary departments. It looks after numerous missions in the large urban environment, which in addition to the high-risk industry also includes various residential areas. Due to the great volume of dangerous goods in the Mannheim port facilities, especially in the chemical sector, the quick reaction is of crucial importance in an emergency. You can find out more about the tasks and the history of the Mannheim fire brigade on Academic.ru .