Large fire brigade use: Several houses are burning in Villingen!

Large fire brigade use: Several houses are burning in Villingen!

in Villingen-Schwenningen, a picturesque city in the southwest of Baden-Württemberg, there was a devastating fire that caused considerable damage in the old town this afternoon. At 6:27 p.m., the emergency call was discontinued due to a balcony fire in Gerberstrasse, which quickly attacked further buildings. According to Image Fighted fighter against the flames, which occasionally affected up to six houses.

"A true firework of destruction" could be said. The narrow streets of the old town make the use of the fire brigade enormously difficult. For safety, the rescue workers cooled numerous adjacent buildings to prevent the flames from spreading further. The fire is now under control, but a house is classified as at risk of collapse, which also tightens the worried location.

injured and flue gas poisoning

The emergency services are under high pressure, because not only the flames, but also the dangers of the fire smoke are a great threat. In this incident, a fireman injured himself, while about three people suffered from flue gas poisoning. Such poisoning, such as Brand-feuer.de and wikipedia Building border. Here it is not the heat that creates flames, but the inhalative health damage of considerable risk.

SCHLACHBASSOUTIONS, according to the experts, lead to the inhalation of health -damaging gases that arise during the fire. Headaches, dizziness and unconsciousness are just a few of the symptoms that can occur. Even worse, the main components of the flue gas, including carbon monoxide and cyanide, have a high affinity for hemoglobin and prevent oxygen transport in the blood, which can have fatal consequences.

The cause remains unclear

Currently the exact cause of the devastating fire is still unclear. The residents and eyewitnesses are concerned about their neighbors and the historical cityscape, which is endangered by this incident. According to the Report of BILD , the fire was created in a parked bike under a balcony. Particularly tragic: the building from which the fire started has now collapsed.

The emergency services do everything possible to delete the last embers and to contain the dangers as far as possible. The population is asked to be careful and support the emergency services in their work. At such a moment, the strength of the community shows - because together we also create this challenge.