Fire department operation - Two dead and three seriously injured after house fire
Two people died and three others were seriously injured in a fire in a three-storey residential building in Offenbach city center on Tuesday evening. The fatalities were a small child and an as yet unidentified person, according to the fire department on Wednesday morning. The child was initially rescued from the burning house by the emergency services, but later died in hospital.
The still unknown victim could not be rescued from the flames. "It was so hot that the emergency services had to retreat," said a fire department spokesperson. "A situation like this is not easy for the emergency services either." Other residents were rescued.
According to previous information, there were five people in the house at the time of the fire. The three injured people were taken to hospital with burns and smoke inhalation. According to initial findings, more than 30 people were living in the three-storey building, a police spokesperson said. A directly adjacent neighboring building was evacuated as a precaution.
All three floors of the residential building burned out by Tuesday evening. The fire was under control by around 8.30 p.m., but extinguishing work continued until well after midnight. "We can't go into the building at the moment because the ceilings are in danger of collapsing. This also makes it difficult to extinguish the embers, as they keep flaring up," said the fire department spokesperson. The operation will continue until the early hours of the morning. The dead person could also be rescued from the house in daylight at the earliest.
Offenbach's Lord Mayor Felix Schwenke (SPD) was shocked by the consequences of the fire: "This day has come to a tragic, indeed an unbelievably terrible end for the family of the child and the other victims. My thoughts are with all the relatives in these difficult hours. My deepest sympathy goes out to them," he said in a statement.
Around 180 firefighters were on site to fight the fire. The streets around the scene were cordoned off for the extinguishing operation. Where and why the fire broke out was still unclear on Wednesday morning. A police spokesperson said in the morning that the police and fire department were still working.
Initial police report
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The fire department from Hesse, where Offenbach is located, was heavily involved in the operation to extinguish the house fire. The police in Offenbach are working alongside the fire department to investigate the cause of the house fire. The fire department operates regularly to prevent and manage fires in different parts of Hesse.
Source: www.stern.de
