Water pipe break in Cologne-Kalk: Keller are under water!

Water pipe break in Cologne-Kalk: Keller are under water!

Kalker Hauptstraße, 51103 Köln, Deutschland - On May 31, 2025, there was another water pipe break in Cologne-Kalk, which put numerous basements under water in the area. The incident occurred in the Kalker Hauptstraße, Rolshover Straße and Kalk-Mülheimer-Straße intersection. The fire brigade was alerted around 7 a.m. to cope with the situation and minimize damage. Emergency services from the professional fire brigade and the volunteer fire brigade were ready to react quickly.

The police partially blocked the affected crossing area to make access easier for the emergency services. An expert was also on site to check the road for possible sub -rinses. The location in Cologne-Kalk is clearly tense due to the repeated incidents of water tube broken fractures and requires quick and effective solutions from the responsible bodies.

effects and reactions

After the water pipe break, the first residents reported considerable damage in their basements. According to reports from the Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger are affected by several houses, which presents the affected households with major challenges. The Kalk fire brigade informed about the operational measures and documented the damage to coordinate the further steps to limit damage.

The incident is part of a series of similar events that also occur in other cities such as Berlin. There was recently a pipe break that led to water outage in large parts of the city. Affected districts such as Mitte, Friedrichshain and Lichtenberg suffered from a drop in pressure, which temporarily impaired water supply. This situation illustrates the general challenges with which the water supply networks are faced in many cities.

background information on infrastructure

The cause of pipe breaks is often the age of the lines. In Berlin, for example, it was found that the affected pipe was over 100 years old. A similar condition could also be the reason for repeated problems in Cologne. While Berlin has an average of 500 water pipe fractures per year, the condition of the supply network there is not classified as worrying. In Cologne it is important to continuously observe the infrastructure in order to avoid similar incidents in the future.

The fire brigade and the responsible bodies in Cologne work intensively to fix the damage and ensure the water supply in the region. The population is asked to obtain information about possible further developments about the official channels such as the website of the fire brigade Kalk