Fire risk at BER: Airport evacuated after fire in the terminal!
Fire risk at BER: Airport evacuated after fire in the terminal!
On Saturday there was a noteworthy fire event in the airport area of BER in Schönefeld, which significantly impaired air traffic for a short time. As Niederlausitz-aktuell.de , a fire spread out on an area of around 10,000 square meters and So had to block the Südbahn for around 90 minutes. A quick reaction from the airport fire brigade and the surrounding fire departments helped to control the Situation, which ensured the security of the passengers. Fortunately, there were no injuries.
Of course, air traffic was not completely stopped during the closure, because the authority and airport staff organized a detour via the Nordbahn. But there were also some winding events in the region away from the fire. Another fire occurred in Wahlsdorf, caused by weed destruction work, which suffered a meadow area of around 3,500 square meters.
a burning backpack and questions about safety
Almost simultaneously with the incident on Saturday, another safety -relevant incident occurred on Monday, December 16, at the same airport. A backpack, presumably due to an overheated lithium-ion battery, caught fire, which promptly led to the evacuation of Terminal 2. As
The risk from this battery is according to the information of Br.de , however, experts warn of the potentially catastrophic. The airports call for passengers, especially with regard to damaged or overheated batteries. Incidents have shown that even highly developed technologies can fail. In the event of overheating or inflation of a battery, passengers should inform the airport employees or the fire brigade immediately.
regional security situation and other incidents
Not only at the airport there were exciting events. In Königs Wusterhausen, a "courtyard night" caused heated minds when a 29-year-old had to be taken to the hospital after disputes. At the same time, a traffic accident was caused by a 36-year-old in the nearby Prieros, in which a breath alcohol content of 1.61 per thousand was found. Here a total damage of around 25,000 euros was created.
The citizens' sense of security is certainly burdened by the large number of incidents in the region. Therefore, the authorities appeal to the population to pay attention to the safety of devices that use lithium-ion batteries to avoid such incidents in the future.
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