Fire in Schweiburg: Seven residents escape at the last minute!

Fire in Schweiburg: Seven residents escape at the last minute!

In the refugee accommodation on Kirchenstrasse in Schweiburg, Wesermarsch district, there was a fire today that broke out around 3:10 p.m. According to Kreiszeitung , all residents have fled outside. At the time of the incident, a total of seven of the approximately 20 residents were in the accommodation. The exact causes of the fire are still unclear, but the police exclude an ingress from the outside.

The fire developed in an extension of a former restaurant that is used as a living area for refugee people. This extension is completely burned out and all of the property damage is estimated at around 100,000 euros. After the fire, volunteer fire departments from surrounding places with around 150 emergency services had to move to prevent the flames from spreading to the main building. NDR must stay.

after -effects of the fire

The affected residents were temporarily accommodated in other accommodations from the municipality of Jade. In the meantime, a separate traffic accident near the fire location causes further headlines. Six people were injured when a 21-year-old driver turned into a locked street and overlooked an oncoming vehicle. Three of the injuries are in a serious, three in a easier state, and they were brought to surrounding hospitals. Kreiszeitung also reports that the passenger of the accident -causing vehicle was flown to the hospital with a rescue helicopter and the total damage is estimated at 17,000 euros.

fire statistics in refugee accommodation

The incidents in Schweiburg throw a light on the general problem of fires in refugee accommodation in Germany. A current survey on the subject shows that a total of 597 and 651 fire events were recorded in inhabited accommodations in 2015 and 2016. Over 40 percent of the incidents occurred, especially in kitchens. According to a fire statistics project in refugee accommodation that collects information from press releases and web forms, there were a total of five dead and 876 injured . .

The incident in Schweiburg is further proof that fire protection remains an important topic in such facilities to ensure the safety of all residents. While the cause of the fire may not indicate xenophobic motifs in this case, it is important that the security standards are checked and improved to reduce the dangers for this vulnerable group.