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Fire alarm in Gustorf: combine harvester on fire, fire brigade intervenes!
Grevenbroich fire department quickly extinguishes combine harvester fire in Gustorf. Driver remained uninjured. Application details in the article.
Fire alarm in Gustorf: combine harvester on fire, fire brigade intervenes!
On Friday evening, July 18th, 2025, a fire broke out in a combine harvester in a field in Gustorf around 10:15 p.m. The alerted Grevenbroich fire department quickly rushed to the scene, which was near the driving safety center. On site it turned out that the flames had already spread from the engine room to the driver's cab. Fortunately, the driver was able to get out of the combine harvester in time and was uninjured. The driver made his first attempts to extinguish the fire himself using a powder extinguisher before the fire department took over.
Firefighters used two C-pipes to fight the fire and were able to bring the fire under control around 10:50 p.m. Shortly afterwards, at around 11 p.m., the fire was completely extinguished. The fire department also used a thermal imaging camera to find and extinguish any embers. A total of 22 firefighters were deployed and fought the fire for at least 90 minutes. There is currently no information available about the extent of the damage or the cause of the fire.
Additional stakes
During the operation in Gustorf, the fire brigade was also called to another incident: a siren was incorrectly triggered in Elsen, for which the emergency services are also investigating the causes.
Fires like the one in Gustorf naturally also cast a light on the general fire protection statistics in Germany, which are regularly updated by institutions such as the German Fire Brigade Association and the Federal Statistical Office. According to information from FeuerTrutz There are a variety of statistics on the causes and consequences of fire, but there is often a lack of a comprehensive and uniform database that could help improve fire protection.
Overall, the deployment of the Grevenbroich fire department shows once again how important it is to react quickly to fires. Such operations demonstrate the professionalism and commitment of the emergency services, who are always ready to ensure the safety of citizens. Stay safe and pay attention to fire prevention - next time the situation could be dangerous for you too.