Water pipe fracture in Wittenberge: locked streets and residents affected!

Water pipe fracture in Wittenberge: locked streets and residents affected!

On Wednesday, June 11, 2025, there was a significant water pipe break in Wittenberge at around 8:30 a.m. As a result of the incident, several streets in the north of the city, including Moticher Straße, Paul-Linke-Straße and Lüneburger Straße, were flooded. The street diet was partially raised by the water leak, which led to the blocking of the affected areas. The Stadtwerke Wittenberge have localized the damaged area and started the repair work, which is expected to be completed by Thursday morning, depending on the material delivery. Despite the difficulties, the drinking water supply remains secure, but pressure fluctuations on the network are possible. It can temporarily lead to the clouds of drinking water, with no health risk associated with this. The pipe break is also not in connection with the currently taking place, such as maz-online.de reported.

The water pipe break in Wittenberge not only affected the streets, but also affected a nearby supervised residential facility. On Sunday morning, the Wittenberge fire brigade was called to use in Turmstrasse, where a fire alarm system in a building complex with shops, apartments and a supervised residential facility raised alarm. During the exploration, it turned out that no fire, but the water pipe fracture of the main water connection in the basement was the cause of the alarm. At that time, the water was up to 70 centimeters high in the approximately 800 square meter room, which led to the municipal utilities had to park the water and the fire brigade began to pump out. Due to the situation, the care operation of the facility could not be maintained without water and electricity.

evacuation of the residents

A total of 24 residents of the supervised residential facility had to be transferred to safe regions. This was done in cooperation with the emergency services and the medical willingness of the DRK. 21 residents were distributed in seven different facilities with five ambulances and three additional ambulances, while three other people were picked up by their families. The evacuation was completed at 1:50 p.m. and the fire brigade stayed in use until around 5 p.m. to dry the basement. Mayor Oliver Hermann was on site and informed the people present about the situation. After the work on the water supply, the building is temporarily switched on, and examination and repair measures are expected to take several days, such as the nordkurier.de Based.

The topic of water and security is of great importance. In operations by the fire brigade, such as the one in Wittenberge, unintentional drinking water impairments can occur that can be a health risk to the population. With a view to the extinguishing water supply, rules must be observed to ensure drinking water quality. The DVGW (German Association of the Gas and Wasserfach e.V.) sets the rules for this to ensure that the drinking water supply is ensured before the extinguishing water supply. Errors in the use of hydrants can cause contaminants, which is particularly problematic in cases like the current situation of Wittenberge, since the drinking water supply must be protected primarily, such as