Cellar fire in Bremerhaven: Dramatic use of three fire brigades!

Cellar fire in Bremerhaven: Dramatic use of three fire brigades!

On June 6, 2025, the Bremerhaven fire brigade was alerted to a basement fire in a multi-family house at Fritz-Erler-Straße 3 at 3:50 p.m. The use was triggered by a fire alarm system (BMA). Further emergency calls led to "Kellerbrand", so [fireworld.at] (https://www.fireworld.at/2025/06/d-ausgenter-kellerbrand-in-wohngebaeude-in-bremerhaven-%86%92-Drei-feuerwehren-im- Einerse/). When the first emergency services arrived, the critical situation was confirmed: dense smoke came from the basement area, which pointed to an extensive basement fire.

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The use was particularly demanding by the dense smoke and the complicated building structure. The post -extinguishing work and the subsequent ventilation of the building took several hours. No information can currently be given on the exact causes of the fire and the amount of the damage. The police have already started investigations in this matter to get to the bottom of the cause of the fire.

This situation is reminiscent of a similar incident of May 29, 2023 in Bremerhaven when the fire brigade was called for a fire in a hotel in the Leherheide district around 9:00 p.m. Here, too, a triggered fire alarm system led to the alerting of the emergency services. Already on the journey, the head of operations noticed thick black smoke and several residents had set up emergency calls to draw attention to the dangers. The fire object was a warehouse that was in full fire and the smoke development threatened to move into adjacent hotel rooms. The evacuation of the hotel guests was carried out immediately and the situation made complex fire fighting necessary.

Overview of fire statistics and risk situations

In 2023, the Center for Fire Statistics of CTIF published report No. 28 on global fires. These statistics take into account data from 38 countries and 26 major cities and analyzes fire causes in 66 countries. It becomes clear that the framework conditions for fire protection in urban areas have changed over the years and that political, cultural and technical events had a significant influence on fire protection. An ongoing project called "100 Cities - 100 Years" analyzes urban fire risks in the 20th century and investigates how these risks develop over time.

The fire events in Bremerhaven illustrate the ongoing challenges for the firefighters in urban areas. Such operations not only lead to a high degree of stress and responsibility, but also clearly show the need for well -trained and well -equipped firefighters in order to be able to act quickly and efficiently in an emergency.