Great fire in Ottobeuren: six injuries and millions!

Great fire in Ottobeuren: six injuries and millions!

in Ottobeuren, district of Unterallgäu, on January 3., 2025, a major fire occurred in a residential accommodation. According to Merkur were injured. The injured include five people who had to be treated due to flue gas intoxication, as well as a person who briefly was in shock.

The emergency call received around 11:15 a.m., at that time the accommodation was already burning. The fire brigade was quickly on site and used numerous emergency services to extinguish the fire. All residents were able to leave their rooms in good time and were brought to safety. The population was subsequently pointed out to keep windows and doors closed.

situation on site

The fire spread quickly, which led to the increase in the alarm level to B4. Additional emergency services, including the fire brigade, emergency services (BRK, JUH, MHD), police and the technical relief organization, were alerted. The fire fighting was carried out by all four building sites using severe respiratory protection, since the smoke development was particularly strong. Several people suffered flue gas poisoning during use, whereby the exact number of the emergency services was given differently.

The fire location was closed for about three hours. The fire brigade managed to prevent the flames from spreading to adjacent buildings. The amount of damage was estimated at around 500,000 euros, while the cause of the fire is still unknown. Investigations by the Memmingen criminal police inspection have started, with an arson was excluded from the outside, such as New-Facts reported.

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