Inferno in Bochum: Cult event hall Rouge is on fire!

Inferno in Bochum: Cult event hall Rouge is on fire!

On the night of Sunday, May 30, 2025, a devastating fire occurred in the Rouge event hall in the Hamme district of Bochum. The emergency call received the fire brigade at 3:40 a.m., but when the emergency services arrived, the building was already in full fire. Fortunately, there were no people in the discotheque at the time of the fire outbreak, such as vienna.at reported.

Due to the massive smoke development, residents had to be alerted via the Warnapp Nina to keep windows and doors closed. The Bochum fire brigade was on site with over 70 emergency services to combat the flames and was able to prevent overhauling to neighboring buildings, even if the premises of the discotheque were completely destroyed. This information comes from another report by WDR .

extinguishing measures and damage amounts

The extinguishing work lasted several hours and focused primarily on the protection of adjacent buildings, since an internal attack was not possible due to the fast fire spread. Parts of the false ceiling had to be opened to combat hidden embers. At 5:39 a.m., the Warnapp gave the all -clear because acute nuisance no longer existed. The first estimated property damage amounts to several hundred thousand euros.

The fire brigade remains employed until the morning hours. There were no injuries during the operation because the disco was empty at the time of the fire. The investigation into the cause of the fire is promoted by the police, although it is currently still unclear whether and when the cult discotheque is being rebuilt.

historical and urban fire protection aspects

The fire in Bochum is part of the topics related to urban fire risks, which are analyzed in the current fire statistics of the CTIF. Information from report No. 28 of the CTIF, which has been published since 1995, shows that fire causes in cities have to take numerous factors into account, including political and cultural developments in the 20th century. The collected data offer valuable insights into dealing with fire phenomena in urban centers worldwide, as is emphasized on the CTIT website, as well as in the report on the project "100 Cities - 100 Years - Evaluation of Urban Fire Risk" CTIF .

The tragic events in the Rouge event hall not only raise questions about the cause of the fire, but also for the general security of events in urban rooms that are increasingly in the focus of public interest.