Smoke alarm at the Phoenixsee: Fire brigade extinguishes fire in storage room!

Smoke alarm at the Phoenixsee: Fire brigade extinguishes fire in storage room!

Phönixsee, Dortmund, Deutschland - on June 12, 2025, at 05:57 a.m., the Dortmund fire brigade was alerted to a fire at the Phoenixsee. When the emergency services arrived, there was a visible smoke development from an adjoining room, which indicated a fire in the storage room for waste containers. The cause of the fire has so far been unclear, but it has been found that plastic waste containers had caught fire. The rapid intervention of the fire brigade was successfully prevented from spreading the fire to adjacent buildings. In this commitment, a total of 16 members of the fire station 4 (Hörde) and the emergency services were deployed, which brought the situation under control.

The service duration was around 90 minutes, while no injuries were to be complained about. The police have investigated the cause of the fire. In order to prevent such incidents in the future, the emergency services emphasized that smoke detectors can be life -saving. It is recommended to carry out regular checks of garbage and compliance with fire protection measures. These information is particularly relevant because they can contribute to minimizing risks in urban areas. The importance of effective fire protection measures is underlined by the constant review and analysis of causes of fire.

statistical background

The relevance of the topic fire protection is not only visible through local events such as the fire on the Phönixsee, but also through extensive statistics and studies. The Center for Fire Statistics of the CTIF has published reports on global fire statistics annually since 1995. The latest report, No. 28, deals with data from 38 states and 26 major cities and analyzes the causes of fire in 66 countries. The project "100 Cities - 100 Years - Evaluation of Urban Fire Risks" provides valuable insights into the development of urban fire risks over the 20th century.

The data collected enable a forecast for the 24th century and support the development of a risk model for evaluating fire risks at national and international level. Such models are essential to take appropriate measures to take risk and ensure security in urban areas. Political, cultural and technical events that influenced the development of fire protection in the last century are the focus of the investigation. Important questions are the number of fires recorded, the number of victims and the international risk trends related to fires in urban areas.