Explosion in the wood-heating power plant: Horn-Bad Meinberg fire brigade in action

Explosion in the wood-heating power plant: Horn-Bad Meinberg fire brigade in action

on Wednesday morning, at exactly 7:59 a.m., the Horn-Bad Meinberg fire department was alerted. The reason for the use was a "fire 2-unscramic smoke development" in a wood-heating plant. On site, the emergency services immediately found a strong smoke development in the machine hall. In addition, they noticed torn goals, which pointed out to a huge explosion. Fortunately, there were no more people in the hall at this point.

employees of the facility and neighbors reported a violent explosion and an impressive fireball, which was visible in several areas, especially in the warehouse. This hall is used to manage wood dust and waste, which are then processed with a special machine. The fire brigade focused on checking the silos to ensure that no embers were left out of the explosion.

Details and fire fighting

Due to the extent of smoke development, the alarm was increased to "Feuer 3-explosion in industrial operations". This enabled the fire brigade to mobilize additional respiratory protection wearers that were necessary for the use. At the center of the efforts was the search for embers, especially in the area of acceptance of dust and the hacker, where the difficulties in fighting fire were noticeable. Access to the support snails and silos had to be partially exposed to be able to work effectively.

The intensive extinguishing work lasted until the early afternoon. At around 1:00 p.m., “fire out” could finally be reported, which meant the withdrawal of the emergency services. The fire brigade then handed over the site to the police and the operator of the power plant.

The exact causes of the explosion have so far been unclear and the police have started the investigation. Fortunately, no people were harmed according to the current level of knowledge. Information about the amount of damage or other details has not yet been published by the fire brigade. For current reports of this incident, the police refer to the continuous investigation and cooperation with the operator.