FW Bocholt: Fire brigade prevents fire from spreading to residential building - no injuries

Bocholt fire brigade (ots) -

This afternoon, the Bocholt fire brigade was alerted to a fire on Moddenburgstraße at 3.50 pm by emergency call. The fire had broken out in an extension of a residential building used as a warehouse.
When the first emergency services arrived, all the residents had already left the building independently and unharmed. At this point, the affected extension was heavily filled with smoke. The fire brigade immediately initiated extinguishing measures. Several teams wearing heavy breathing apparatus were able to quickly bring the fire under control and successfully prevent the flames from spreading to the neighbouring residential building.
The roof area of the extension was inspected with the turntable ladder during the firefighting operation. The residential building was also entered and secured by the emergency services.
The entire area was ventilated and the burning material was removed from the building so that it could be completely extinguished outside.
A total of around 60 full-time and volunteer firefighters and rescue service personnel were deployed.

Please send enquiries to:

Bocholt fire brigade
Michael Burhoff
Telephone: 02871 2103-0
Fax: 02871 2103-555
E-mail: michael.burhoff(at)bocholt(dot)de
www.bocholt.de/feuerwehr


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