Roofing fire in Görlitz: Fire brigade saves furniture, damage 100,000 euros!

Roofing fire in Görlitz: Fire brigade saves furniture, damage 100,000 euros!

Görlitz, Deutschland - On Saturday afternoon there was a dramatic incident in Görlitz. A fire broke out in the warehouse of the social furniture service and caused a sensation in the area. According to Sächsische.de The starting point of the fire was a compost heap on a neighboring property on Hohen Strasse. From there the fire quickly reached around, set the facade of the building on fire and ultimately led to the breakout of the roof structure.

The Görlitz fire brigade reacted promptly and was on site with 11 emergency services and 4 vehicles. They were supported by 24 volunteers from the fire brigades downtown and Kunnerwitz/Weinhübel. The head of operations, fire inspector Remo Kölzsch, coordinated the measures for fire fighting, which took about four hours. The fire brigade had to create the access to the stove of the fire on the roof with a chainsaw and bring an emergency power over the aerial ladder to the roof in order to target extinguishing agents against the flames.

less damage from quick action

Thanks to the quick reaction, there were no injuries, but according to the first estimates, the property damage amounts to around 100,000 euros. In order to defuse the danger situation, Christoph-Lüders-Straße was closed for around three hours. In addition, the Görlitz district criminal service is investigating negligent arson, which underlines the seriousness of the situation.

fire protection numbers in focus

Yesterday's events in Görlitz make it clear how important preventive measures and the rapid reaction of the fire brigade are in an emergency. One can only hope that such incidents will become less common in the future and that security awareness in the region will increase.