Grand fire in Zang: barn of the restaurant Widmann’s Löwen on flames!

Grand fire in Zang: barn of the restaurant Widmann’s Löwen on flames!

On Monday evening, April 29, 2025, a major fire in Zang broke out on the site of the restaurant "Widmann’s Löwen" around 6:15 p.m. The fire brigade was immediately alerted, and both the Königsbronn fire brigade and the fire brigade Schnaitheim with a total of 80 emergency services and 12 vehicles come to fight the fire. The fire affected a barn in which stocks of the restaurant, two cold stores as well as a workshop and a waste paper warehouse were housed. Despite the rapid commitment of the fire brigade, the full fire could only be deleted around midnight.

The measures for fire fighting led to the passage through Zang was blocked in both directions. Fortunately, no injuries were reported. The property damage is estimated at up to 400,000 euros, and the police have started an investigation into the cause of the fire, which is currently still unclear. However, it is worth noting that fires in agricultural areas often arise on the basis of electrical errors or human failure, as in the Cause Statistics 2023 listed.

another fire in Regensburg

While the extinguishing work in Zang was in full swing, a fire also occurred in Regensburg on the same evening. There, on Tuesday evening, September 14th, a fire broke out in a garage of a single -family house in the Keilberg district. Here an emergency call alerted the fire brigade around 6:45 p.m. The flames quickly spread to the family home, causing great damage to property. When the fire brigade arrived, the cars already burned in the garage.

Additional emergency services were needed to control the fire. The fire was finally under control around 11:30 p.m., and the fire brigade remained on site throughout the night. There were no injuries to report here either. The family of the family home was forced to look for shelter among neighbors because their home became uninhabitable. The police estimate the damage at around 400,000 euros, and the causes of the fire are still unknown, which is a common challenge in fire investigation.

The incidents in Zang and Regensburg show how important preventive measures are for fire prevention. Information and statistics on causes of fire can help avoid future fires and increase security standards. You can find more information on the IFS.

For current reporting on the fire events in Zang and Regensburg please visit Schwäbische Post und merkur.de .