Snowfall chaos in Annaberg: trees and lanterns ensure emergency response!

Snowfall chaos in Annaberg: trees and lanterns ensure emergency response!

A massive snowfall led to several fire department operations in Annaberg-Buchholz this morning. Snow had accumulated on the streets overnight, causing a lantern on Asternweg to fall over around 6 a.m. The Buchholz fire department was quickly there to secure the danger area and remove the lantern before the municipal utilities arrived Blick.de reported.

Just an hour and a half later, emergency services were called again to Mohrenstrasse, where a fallen tree was blocking the road. At 7:30 a.m. the team deployed around ten firefighters who removed the tree with a chainsaw. The icy snow and windy conditions have further endangered the condition of the trees in the region. A similar incident also occurred in nearby Buchholz, when a tree in Seppensener Mühlenweg threatened to fall onto the street. Since the police were busy with other operations, the fire department was asked for assistance. The rescue team sawed down the dangerous tree with a turntable ladder to avoid further dangers ffbuchholz.de informed.

Overall, to maintain public safety and order, action was taken quickly and efficiently in both cases so that the roads could be made passable again quickly. The fire brigade made a decisive contribution to containing possible accidents that could have occurred due to falling trees and street lighting.