Smoke detector saves lives: Fire brigade operation in Detmold apartment building!

Smoke detector saves lives: Fire brigade operation in Detmold apartment building!

On Friday evening, June 27, 2025, at exactly 6:13 p.m., it was once again a smoke detector that prevented anything worse from happening. In an apartment building on Schubertplatz in Detmold, the alarm went off due to burnt food on the stove. This led to rapid deployment of the fire brigade, which was on site within a very short time and was able to possibly avert a major accident. Loud LZ This called for emergency services to quickly gain access to the affected apartment.

Fortunately, it turned out to be defused: there were no longer any people present in the apartment. The fire department quickly removed the pot that was responsible for the smoke and ventilated the building with a high-performance fan. The central fire brigade, the Hiddesen fire brigade and the full-time staff of the Detmold fire brigade were active in this operation. Schubertplatz had to be closed for around 30 minutes during the operation.

Save lives with smoke detectors

This incident underlines once again how important home smoke detectors are. Fire departments and experts regularly emphasize the life-saving function of these devices. Your timely alert can save vital seconds and, in an emergency, can be crucial in preventing something worse from happening. Also the most recent statistics Federal Statistical Office shows that the number of fire deaths in Germany fell by almost half from 1990 to 2020, which is due, among other things, to the widespread use of smoke detectors.

While the number of fire deaths continues to fall, it is noteworthy that fire service operations in fires and explosions have increased again since 2014. Loud Press portal The smell of fire in the stairwell even represented an increase in the operational keyword to “fire – human life in danger”. This shows how quickly a situation can escalate and that prevention should be the top priority.