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Major fire on the railway line: 30 hectares in flames near Calbe!
A major fire between Schönebeck and Calbe in Saxony-Anhalt requires 250 firefighters; Rail traffic affected, cause of fire unclear.
Major fire on the railway line: 30 hectares in flames near Calbe!
A major fire disturbed the peace between Schönebeck and Calbe in the Salzland district today and led to a considerable deployment of the fire department. The fire, which spread along the railway embankment and into surrounding grain fields, has now been extinguished. How tagesschau.de Reportedly, the fire area was around 30 hectares, which posed a massive challenge for the emergency services.
Around 250 firefighters were on site to contain the flames. Among them, some required medical treatment because of the extreme heat. The blazing flames and meter-high columns of smoke were overwhelming at times. But the team showed a good knack for stopping the fire from spreading and concentrating on the embers n-tv.de reported.
Cause and effects on rail traffic
The fire was probably started by a train. This meant that rail traffic had to be stopped for a short time. But the route was reopened at 8:44 p.m. Concerns about the water supply at the fire sites and the high temperatures made the operation even more difficult. At Calbe, even the sewage treatment plant was threatened, which underlined the urgency of extinguishing the fire.
The Technical Relief Agency (THW) supported the fire department, and fire trucks from the agricultural cooperative were also available to intensify the fire-fighting work. Despite the challenges and the acute danger, the emergency services were able to prevent the fire from spreading.
A look at fire events in Germany
A horror scenario like this is not isolated. Around 200,000 fires and explosions occur in Germany every year, according to the German Fire Brigade Association. There are fires in German apartments every two to three minutes, and the fire brigade is repeatedly confronted with dangerous large fires. An example of this is the devastating fire in a refugee accommodation in Schleiden-Vogelsang last year, in which 18 people were injured and fire-fighting water had to be brought in by tanker, as shown on TÜV Süd listed.
The events on the railway line between Schönebeck and Calbe show once again how quickly catastrophic situations can arise. The emergency services deserve every recognition for their selfless efforts under difficult conditions. As the region recovers from this incident, the threat of fires remains an ongoing challenge.