Serious house fire in Eischott: Three injured and immense damage

Serious house fire in Eischott: Three injured and immense damage

On Saturday night there was a devastating house fire in the Brome municipality, in the town of Eischott, which broke out at around 1:55 a.m. Flames were coming from the utility room connecting the garage to the main house when firefighters arrived. The residents quickly called the emergency number and were able to escape the danger area in time. Unfortunately, three of them, including a teenager, suffered smoke inhalation and required medical attention WAZ Online reported. The property damage is in the hundreds of thousands, and the house is uninhabitable due to the severe damage.

The fire department is in full swing

85 firefighters were deployed to fight the flames. Using water from a tanker and fire hydrant, several crews cooled the garage roof and then went inside to put out the fire. The main fire was contained after about 45 minutes. During the extinguishing work, a backup battery in the photovoltaic system was also secured in good time so that even greater damage could be averted. The last embers were successfully extinguished around 4 a.m. and the Gifhorn police began investigating the cause of the fire that night.

Another apartment fire was similarly dramatic on Saturday morning in Ulm, where a fire broke out in an attic apartment on Staufenring around 6:30 a.m. How Non-stop news reported that many residents were able to save themselves, while a man who was deeply asleep had to be woken up by the fire department. He was rescued from the burning apartment building using a turntable ladder. Two people suffered smoke inhalation and had to be taken to hospital. The fire department provided a minibus to pick up the uninjured residents in the freezing temperatures, while Keller and the surrounding streets had to be closed for several hours. Here too, investigations are underway into the cause of the fire, which is currently unknown.