Great fire in Villingen-Schwenningen: millions of damage and injured!
Great fire in Villingen-Schwenningen: millions of damage and injured!
A large-scale deployment of the fire brigade at the weekend made the old town of Villingen-Schwenningen excited. On Saturday evening, a fire broke out that quickly spread to several houses and lifted a massive column of smoke across the city. As Tagesspiegel , the fire-fighting work expired on Sunday morning, the fire brigade expires until the early Was busy with fire awakery in the morning.
The cause of the fire is so far unclear and is examined by the police. The first emergency call went in at 6:27 p.m. after a balcony was on fire. The fire quickly spread through the narrow streets of the densely built -up old town, which made the extinguishing work significantly more difficult. The old age of the buildings also contributed to the challenges, as the operations management confirmed.
injured and considerable property damage
In the fire, four house residents suffered minor injuries, while two firefighters even had to be treated in the hospital and another outpatient was treated. According to the police, the property damage incurred is several million euros. The partial collapse of two of the six affected buildings was also tragic, but the head of operations assured that no further collapse could be expected.
The residents were asked to keep windows and doors closed during the operation to protect themselves from the smoke. Fortunately, many affected residents were able to stay with friends and families.