Pforzheim - Warehouse on fire - main road closed for hours
The erasure works at a warehouse in Pforzheim and the closure of Federal Road 10 are continuing. It is not predictable when the latter will be drivable again, the police announced on Tuesday afternoon. The commercially used hall had caught fire in the night of Tuesday. Emergency services evacuated adjacent residential buildings. Ten people were affected, who were cared for on site. No one was injured according to initial findings. Cause and extent of damage were initially unclear. The adjacent B10 was closed for the erasure works in the northern part between the Kanzlerstraße junction and coming from Pforzheim on Hohwiesenweg.
Press release
- The adjacent B10 remains closed for the erasure works in the northern part, as a precautionary measure due to the warehouse fire in Pforzheim, according to the police's statement on Tuesday afternoon.
- In Baden-Württemberg, it's the police in Pforzheim who have been blockading the main road (B10) since yesterday after the fires at a commercial warehouse.
- The ongoing blockage of the main road (B10) between Kanzlerstraße junction and Hohwiesenweg, following the warehouse fire in Pforzheim, could hinder the potential transport of goods to and from the affected area.
