Burst water pipe in Pforzheim: 40 horses need manual care!

Burst water pipe in Pforzheim: 40 horses need manual care!

On Saturday evening there was a dramatic incident in Pforzheim that mobilized a fire department and made it a challenge to care for around 40 horses at a riding stable in Altgefäll. Loud PZ News The fire department was alerted shortly after 6 p.m. when a burst water pipe in the farm's boiler room released massive amounts of water. Around 30,000 liters of water collected in the basement, and an oil-water mixture presented the emergency services with particular challenges.

The Pforzheim fire department reacted quickly and immediately began pumping out the flooded room. She received support from a private company, which also helped to deal with the floods. Thanks to the quick action, the operation was completed by midnight, with the affected area being completely disconnected from the water supply. However, the exact cause of the pipe burst remained unclear, and fortunately no injuries were reported BNN reported.

Manual animal care as the only solution

The situation presented the horse owners with a challenge: the animals require 40 to 50 liters of water each day, which became a significant problem when the regular water supply was interrupted. Firefighters, municipal utilities and horse-owning residents took care of the animals with buckets and canisters to ensure that no horse was left without water. In the evening, all horse owners were there to help together and offer their animals the best possible support.

These incidents not only underline the unpredictability of burst water pipes, but also the need for good neighbors, because only through joint action could the situation be resolved satisfactorily. There have been similar incidents in the region recently in which fire departments and residents worked together to save endangered animals, such as a debilitated horse in Bönen that was able to get back on its feet with the support of the fire department, such as Calf reported.