Great fire on farm in the Vogtland: Six horses saved!

Great fire on farm in the Vogtland: Six horses saved!

In the Vogtlandkreis it is currently burning violently in several places. So this morning there was a devastating fire in Wiedersberg, in which a complete farm area was flames. As diesachsen.de , the residential building, the horse stable and an adjacent barn in blazing flames. All three buildings burned down completely, which the fire brigade presented with great challenges. Fortunately, six horses could be brought to safety in good time.

The owner of the court was slightly injured when he tried to extinguish the fire himself. Despite his courageous commitment, the fire brigade's extinguishing work remained continuously until the afternoon hours. The exact origin of the fire and the amount of property damage has so far been unclear, which is why the police have now been commissioned to investigate the cause of the fire.

another fire in the Vogtlandkreis

also in Rosenbach, where another fire broke out in a Viersitenhof on Tuesday, there was worrying news. Here a barn burned with a local farm shop, which also fell victim to the fire. According to the information from Saechsische.de 81-year-old house residents and a neighbor. It is also tragic that eleven cows died in the flames. The fire caused an estimated damage of several hundred thousand euros.

The accident has led to the friends of the affected farmer, Sandro, launched a fundraiser. Sandro recently restructured the operation of its grandparents and is still relatively new to independence. The further investigation into the cause of the fire is in full swing.

causes of fire and missing statistics

The damage reports and causes of fire in agriculture, however, represent a greater challenge, such as Agrarheute.com In Germany there is no nationwide survey on agricultural fires, and many federal states do not have statistics. This gap could lead to important information about fire events and their causes.

An initiative called "Stallbrände" complains about the missing reporting requirements for stable fires, especially in federal states such as Lower Saxony. Based on an investigation from 2016, which was carried out by Jürgen Kunkelmann at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, electricity and arson are identified as the most common causes of fire. Human misconduct also contributes significantly to the fires.

As much as we look forward to the coming holidays, we have to keep an eye on the dramatic events around the farms in the Vogtlandkreis. These fires are not only a major challenge for the farmers concerned, but also raise questions about security in agriculture.