Major fire on a farm in Vogtland: Six horses rescued!

Major fire on a farm in Vogtland: Six horses rescued!

There are currently fierce fires in several places in the Vogtland district. There was a devastating fire in Wiedersberg this morning, in which an entire farm area went up in flames. How diesachsen.de Reportedly, the house, the horse stable and an adjacent barn were in blazing flames. All three buildings burned down completely, which posed major challenges for the fire department. Fortunately, six horses were brought to safety in time.

The owner of the farm sustained minor injuries when he tried to put out the fire himself. Despite his courageous efforts, the fire department's extinguishing work continued uninterrupted until the afternoon hours. The exact origin of the fire and the amount of property damage are still unclear, which is why the police have now been commissioned to investigate the cause of the fire.

Another fire in the Vogtland district

There was also worrying news in Rosenbach, where another fire broke out in a four-sided courtyard on Tuesday. A barn burned here with a local farm shop, which also fell victim to the fire. According to information from saechsische.de Three people were slightly injured, including an 81-year-old resident and a neighbor. It is also tragic that eleven cows died in the flames. The fire caused an estimated loss of several hundred thousand euros.

The accident led to friends of the affected farmer, Sandro, launching a fundraising campaign. Sandro only recently restructured his grandparents' business and is still relatively new to self-employment. Further investigations into the cause of the fire are in full swing.

Causes of fire and missing statistics

However, damage reports and causes of fires in agriculture pose a greater challenge, such as agrarheute.com determines. In Germany there is no nationwide survey on agricultural fires, and many federal states do not keep statistics. This gap could result in important information about fire events and their causes not being recorded.

An initiative called “Stable Fires” complains about the lack of reporting requirements for stable fires, especially in federal states such as Lower Saxony. Based on a 2016 study conducted by Jürgen Kunkelmann at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, electricity and arson are identified as the most common causes of fires. Human error also contributes significantly to the fires.

So as much as we are looking forward to the coming holidays, we have to keep an eye on the dramatic events surrounding the farms in the Vogtland district. These fires not only pose a major challenge for affected farmers, but also raise questions about agricultural safety.