Great fire in Niederhelfenschwil: Car in garage ignites!

Great fire in Niederhelfenschwil: Car in garage ignites!

Niederhelfenschwil, Schweiz - in Niederhelfenschwil (Switzerland) there was a devastating car fire on December 1, 2024, which triggered a major fire in a family home. As reported fireworld.at , the cantonal emergency center St. Gallen was informed about the fire in the garage of a house at 4:25 p.m. A 72-year-old woman had noticed smoke development in the engine area of ​​her vehicle, which subsided after a short time. When she returned home, she parked the car in the garage, after a short time the vehicle broke out again and the fire spread out rapidly, which led to considerable damage. However, the fire brigade was able to control the flames, fortunately the resident was not injured.

considerable property damage and cause of the fire

The family home is now uninhabitable and there was damage to the property of several hundred thousand francs, the police said. Help was organized for the affected residents. The public prosecutor's office of the canton of St.Gallen has entrusted the forensics center of the cantonal police with the examination of the cause of the fire, whereby a technical defect on the vehicle is the main suspect.

Another important aspect in connection with fires is the accessibility for the fire brigade. The fire brigade requirements for access routes are determined by standards such as the newly amended DIN 14090 that ensure that fire engines can get to the scene in an emergency. This standard updates the requirements for accessibility, especially for curvy accesses, to ensure efficient fire fighting. The guidelines should help to ensure that in the event of a fire there is no time lost and the fire brigade can always act quickly.