Eight injured, two of them seriously injured, and two dead are the sad result of a major fire in Hagen-Eckesey, in which a residential building burned out completely from the first floor up to the top floor - large-scale fire brigade operation from midday until late at night - DRK, THW, The public order office and the police support the work of the professional and voluntary fire brigade and the rescue service with numerous forces
Hagen, January 20th, 2022 - (fb) At around 12:24 p.m. today, a fire broke out in an apartment building in Eckesey, in which two people lost their lives and eight other people were injured, two of them seriously.
Heavy smoke could be seen on the approach. When the first emergency services arrived, people were standing at the windows calling for help. People were immediately rescued using scaling ladders and turntable ladders, the alarm code was increased and more workers were ordered.
Fighting the fire took several hours because the fire, apparently starting on the first floor, had spread through all floors to the top floor. The injured were taken to hospitals by ambulance. Two people were missing in the burned ruins. In the course of the extinguishing measures, only dead bodies could be found.
Eckeseyer Strasse was closed by the police for several hours. The investigation into the cause of the fire is being conducted by the criminal police in Hagen.
6 сен 2024