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Kitchen fire in Bonn-Duisdorf: attic apartment uninhabitable!
Attic apartment uninhabitable after kitchen fire in Bonn; One person is slightly injured, the fire department saves two residents.
Kitchen fire in Bonn-Duisdorf: attic apartment uninhabitable!
In Bonn-Duisdorf, on April 23, 2025, there was a dramatic kitchen fire in an attic apartment in a residential building on Buschackerweg. The fire department was alerted when a resident noticed smoke developing and immediately informed the emergency services. With the keyword “building fire,” the firefighters made their way to the scene, where they found thick, dark smoke coming from the front door. Fortunately, there were no longer any people in the building at the time.
The first emergency services to arrive at the scene confirmed the development of smoke. To locate the source of the fire, two teams wearing respiratory protection were deployed. It quickly became clear that the fire had broken out in the kitchenette of the attic apartment. The fire was quickly brought under control with the help of an extinguishing pipe. The smoke-filled stairwell and the fire apartment were then cleared of smoke using fans.
Slightly injured resident in hospital
A resident of the ground floor apartment suffered minor injuries as a result of the fire and was transported to a Bonn hospital for first aid. In addition, the emergency services handed the site over to the Bonn police to determine the cause of the fire. Due to the damage, the fire apartment on the top floor is no longer habitable until further notice.
Comparison with previous fires in Bonn
This incident is part of a worrying series of kitchen fires in Bonn. A similar event only occurred on March 8, 2025 in Bonn-Endenich, when a kitchen drama took place in an apartment building. Here, the emergency services also had to go into a building to rescue people and animals in which visible smoke could be seen coming from several openings. During this operation, two missing people were injured but rescued alive, while four other residents required treatment.
According to current studies, the most common cause of fires in private households is often the improper handling of cooking appliances and other electrical devices. Therefore, it is especially important to exercise caution when using kitchen utensils to avoid such tragic incidents. This is reflected in the fire cause statistics published by IFS is provided, impressively demonstrated.