Dramatic house fire in Schwabach – residents evacuated!

Dramatic house fire in Schwabach – residents evacuated!

A serious fire caused a stir in an apartment building in Schwabach on Tuesday afternoon, November 4th, 2025. Loud polizei.bayern.de The fire broke out around 1:45 p.m. in the extension of a residential building on Pinzenberg Street and quickly spread to the roof structure. When the fire brigade arrived, the building was already fully engulfed in flames.

The situation was so serious that residents of the surrounding houses were evacuated as a precaution. Thanks to the quick intervention of the volunteer fire brigades, the flames were prevented from spreading to neighboring buildings. The fire was extinguished after about an hour, but the heavy smoke caused emergency services to issue a warning to inform residents to keep windows and doors closed.

Already the third fire within six weeks

What is particularly alarming is that this was the third fire in this apartment building in just six weeks. The latest incident occurred loudly br.de on May 6, 2025, when the roof structure of the house on Nürnberger Strasse burst into flames. At that time, 20 fire engines were deployed and the fire department had to extinguish the fire for up to five hours. Tragically, during these measures the false ceiling above the second floor collapsed.

The investigation into the cause of the fire is ongoing, particularly with regard to the suspicion of serious arson, which concerns the Schwabach criminal police. The residents of the neighboring house, who were also evacuated as a precaution during this most recent incident, were able to return after about two and a half hours. Fortunately, no one was injured, but the damage caused by this third fire is estimated at around 750,000 euros.

The previous incidents

This worrying picture is reinforced by the previous fires: the first outbreak occurred at the end of March, when several bicycles burst into flames in the stairwell. A 20-year-old suffered minor smoke inhalation. After the first fire, the building was no longer habitable, with investigators suspecting a technical defect as a possible cause.

The Schwabach police ask anyone who has information about how the fire started to call0911 2112 3333to report. Adhering to safety precautions and helping citizens can help resolve this burning issue as quickly as possible. However, the deployment of the fire brigade and the quick reaction of the residents show that the community in Schwabach works closely together to overcome such dangerous situations.