Drama in Bonn: 44 residents evacuated after underground garage fire!

Drama in Bonn: 44 residents evacuated after underground garage fire!

A dramatic incident occurred in the early morning hours of July 15, 2025 in Bonn. Shortly after 2 a.m., passers -by reported a strong smoke from an underground car park in Newtonstrasse. The alarmed emergency services discovered several burning vehicles, the fire smoke of which spread dangerously to the apartment building above, which made immediate evacuation necessary. As Cityreport , 44 residents of the neighboring building had to temporarily leave their apartments and were made by emergency services in a neighboring municipal room brought.

Thanks to the rapid intervention of the fire brigade, the measures to fight fire quickly had an effect. At the same time, they ensured that the stairwells of the house remained protected from the toxic smoke. The fire brigade used a fire -fighting vehicle and a mobile large fan to free the underground car park from the smoke. After the smoke and ventilation measures were successfully completed, all 44 evacuated persons who were previously medically viewed by the senior emergency doctor were able to return to the building without injuries.

efficient operational planning and support

The operational measures that took around three hours were carried out by a variety of units: In addition to the management service, the emergency services of the fire and rescue guards 1 (Bonn-Nordstadt) and 2 (Beuel) as well as several extinguishing of the volunteer fire brigade from the surrounding districts were also active. This effective collaboration reminded of past missions, such as a similar incident in May 2019, when the fire brigade was able to quickly control a small fire in a underground car park on Masuria, such as Presseportal . Here, too, the structured operations and the good preparation of the fire brigade proved themselves.

The special challenges in dealing with underground garages should not be underestimated, such as an overview of ifa-swiss . The fire brigade must be well informed at any time about the various factors such as access, fire alarm center and the use of smoke deductions in order to be able to act effectively. These principles have already proven themselves in practice.

Investigations into the cause of the fire

After the acute danger was banned, the question of the cause of the fire remains. The police have started the investigation to determine what triggered this incident. In the meantime, the living situation in the heavily affected building is also stable; It remains habitable and the affected house residents were able to quickly return to their apartments.

This incident in Bonn once again illustrates the importance of a strong and well -organized emergency care that can save lives in an emergency. The fast reaction of the fire brigade has prevented worse and shows how important it is to know the infrastructures in cities well and to use it optimally in an emergency.