Schwedt: Heavy apartment fire evacuates neighbors - no injuries!

Brand in Schwedt (Uckermark) führt zur Evakuierung eines Mehrfamilienhauses. Verletzte gibt es nicht, Kriminalpolizei ermittelt.
Brand in Schwedt (Uckermark) leads to evacuation of an apartment building. There are no injuries, criminal police are investigated. (Symbolbild/MB)

Schwedt: Heavy apartment fire evacuates neighbors - no injuries!

In the Brandenburg city of Schwedt, there was a apartment fire late Saturday evening that had fatal consequences for the affected tenant. Around 9:40 p.m., the fire brigade, emergency services and police were called to Lindenallee. The fire that broke out in an apartment in an apartment building ensured a strong qualification of the house, which made it necessary to evacuate all residential units of the start. Fortunately, there were no injuries, but the apartment is currently no longer habitable, as the Nordkurier reports.

The cause of the fire is currently being examined by the criminal police. First findings indicate that the accident in the area of ​​the television in the living room originated. The affected tenant had to be temporarily accommodated by relatives. The extent of the property damage was still unclear on Sunday morning, as was the question of whether residents were endangered near the fire location.

two days earlier - another fire in Schwedt

It is interesting that another fire in Schwedt caused excitement just two days earlier. On Wednesday afternoon, a 72-year-old woman got into a life-threatening situation in her apartment while she was on her balcony. Here, too, the police and fire brigade were quickly on hand. The woman suffered serious injuries in the incident and was flown to a Berlin hospital by rescue helicopter. A 76-year-old resident was lucky and was brought to the Schwedter Clinic with flue gas poisoning. The balcony of the apartment and the facade of the house were damaged by the flames, but the building itself remained habitable, reports rb24 .

Such incidents also have a highlight of the need for comprehensive fire protection measures and regular security checks, which are not yet sufficiently established in many residential complexes. According to Feuertrutz.de there are many statistics on fire protection in Germany, but uniform recording on fires and their causes is often missing. This could not only help to better protect affected tenants, but also lead to the general improvement of fire prevention.

These two fire events within a short time remind us how important it is to protect your own home and the roommates from the dangers of a fire. It is advisable to always have a functioning smoke detector attached and to carry out regular exercises on behavior in the event of a fire. Everyone can make a contribution to minimizing the fire -related dangers in our immediate vicinity.

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