Sad fire tragedy in Neustadt: 78-year-old dies in her apartment

Neustadt/Weinstraße (ots)

A terrible incident exposes the gray of life in Neustadt: On Monday, November 11, 2024, a deadly fire was reported in a apartment building in Quellenstrasse! The drama ignited at 9:30 a.m. when the fire brigade and police were alerted. The lifeless remains of a 78-year-old woman on the first floor was discovered in the swaths of smoke that the building pulls through-a tragic loss that shocked!

weeks of flame.

The investigation show that it was probably a smoldering fire that lasted for hours, which caused a merciless spectacle with toxic flue gases that crawled through the rooms. The resident, who was obviously trapped in her sleep, is probably suffocated on the violent flue gases. The fire broke out in an otherwise uninhabited apartment, the last remnants of grave candles could have been the potential detonators! It was an enormous effort for the Neustadt fire brigade - three fire trucks and around 45 firefighters fought against the flames, while the emergency services and emergency doctors were on site.

Investigations in the course

Currently there are no signs of external influence! The public prosecutor's office in Frankenthal and the Neustadt criminal police are already in the process of clarifying the exact circumstances of this devastating fire and the tragic death of the elderly lady. A case that makes the hearts difficult and raises questions!