Drama on the B87: Great fire and fatal accident shake Eilenburg!

Drama on the B87: Great fire and fatal accident shake Eilenburg!

On Friday afternoon, July 4, 2025, the sirens heralded in Eilenburg and the surrounding area when a fire broke out on the B87 federal road. The flames, which caught a stubble field, which was around a hectare, and the adjacent embankment to the B87, led to the road in the municipality of Jesewitz had to be blocked for over an hour. The fire brigade Eilenburg, under the direction of fire chief André Zimmermann, was quickly on hand and took over the control of the flames. At 2:15 p.m. there was finally all -clear; The operation was successfully completed. A total of 30 comrades from various fire brigades, including Wölpern, Jesewitz, Liemehna, Doerschütz and Taucha, were involved. Deletion was difficult, however, because the wind made it difficult to extinguish the extinguishing work on the stubble field.

But that was not the only effort the fire brigade completed in this heat week. Already on Wednesday, the Eilenburgers, together with their Dobberschütz colleagues, had deleted a forest fire over an area of around 30 by 50 meters. The fire brigade also received support from other weirs from the area, such as Wöllnau, Mörtitz, Battaune, Authausen and press.

serious traffic accident on the B87

The fire fell into a week, which was characterized by other stressful events. In the morning, a serious traffic accident occurred on the same federal road. An 18-year-old driver of a Mercedes who was traveling towards Torgau got into oncoming traffic for an unknown cause. Several people were injured in the serious collision with several vehicles, including an Opel, Mitsubishi, Kia and a truck. Tragically, three people died immediately at the scene of the accident: a 72-year-old Kia driver, a 71-year-old insassin and a 68-year-old inmate of the Mitsubishi.

The rescue workers were quickly alerted and, in addition to the ambulance provided, needed an emergency doctor to be able to supply the injured. A total of five people were injured, four of whom suffered serious injuries. The truck driver had to be treated while the rest of the injured were admitted. The police took over the site for about two hours, which was fully blocked for the rescue measures and the accident recording.

The investigation into the course of the accident, in which the 18-year-old was traveling without a valid driving license, are ongoing. He has to answer for negligent killing and other serious offenses. The tragedy of such serious accidents is often underpinned by the statistics that regularly document the accident on our streets. According to the data of Destatis , such occurrences have come into the focus of politics and traffic education at a time of increasing traffic figures.

The fire brigade and the rescue workers do an indispensable work in such situations to quickly help and save lives in the event of fires and accidents. Stay vigilant and safe in road traffic!