Carbon monoxide alarm in Munich rescue station: employees in danger!

Carbon monoxide alarm in Munich rescue station: employees in danger!

On the second Christmas day, December 26, 2024, a rescue station on Streitfeldstrasse in Munich experienced a worrying incident: Around 10:30 p.m. there was a carbon monoxide exit due to a defective heating. An attentive employee perceived a strange smell and began to examine the basement. A co-warning device, which he carried with it, recognized an increased concentration of the odorless and invisible gas. Immediately he informed the integrated control center in Munich and, together with his colleagues, left the building, such as FireWorld.at reported.

The Munich fire brigade was alerted immediately and arrived at the site a short time later. A respiratory protection team carried out comprehensive measurements in the basement of the building and confirmed the incident in the heating room. Fortunately, all employees were not injured. The defective heating was removed and the building received thorough ventilation in order to lower the dangerous CO values. Subjects showed that there was no longer any increased carbon monoxide concentration, also confirmed newsflash24.de.