Drama in Sonneberg: strollers go up in flames - injured person when they are used!

Drama in Sonneberg: strollers go up in flames - injured person when they are used!

in Sonneberg, more precisely in the Blechhammer district, there was a dramatic incident in the early Friday afternoon: a stroller, a buggy, went on fire in an apartment building on Alten Schulstrasse. The alarmed voluntary fire departments from Steinach, Hüttengrund, Sonneberg-Ost and Sonneberg-Mitte were quickly on hand and were able to prevent worse. As Insuedthueringen.de had already put attentive residents outdoors, What certainly saved many residents.

Thanks to the rapid intervention of the fire brigade, the apartments remained habitable and nobody was seriously injured, apart from a person who was easily injured when trying to bring the stroller outdoors and had to be taken to the hospital. The emergency services not only deleted the embers, but also controlled the fire site, with parts of the wooden cladding removed to prevent the fire from spreading further.

A look over the borders

Similar incidents recently also existed in Vienna, where a fire broke out in a multi -party house in Muhrengasse. On Friday at 4:30 p.m., not only caught fire, but two prams of the prison for unexplained. The rapid smoke development made an escape through the staircase impossible. The Viennese professional fire brigade and rescue were quickly on hand to evacuate the 37 people affected from the building. This happened, among other things, through windows, while the staircase was vented. Numerous animals, including a cat and five birds, were also saved there. Affected people, including a family with a baby, were brought to clinics for observation, while the State Criminal Police Office examines the cause of the fire. Further information is available on Today.at .

fire statistics in Germany

The incidents also shed a light on the continuous problem of fires in residential buildings, which we always see in the news. According to Feuertrutz.de there are numerous statistics on fires and their causes in Germany, however, comprehensive and uniform overall statistics are missing. Exact data could help improve fire protection and to identify potential sources of danger at an early stage.

In recent years, the need to increase security standards in residential buildings and to promote fire protection has always been pointed out. The tragic events in Sonneberg and Vienna illustrate how important it is to take preventive measures and to find out about fire protection. It remains to be hoped that such incidents can be prevented in the future.