Ennepe-Ruhr district - Warehouse in basement of shoe store under water
The warehouse of a shoe store in Sprockhövel in the Ennepe-Ruhr district was flooded with water on Wednesday. According to the fire department, the rooms in the basement of the store were completely submerged in several centimetres of water after continuous rain. The emergency services pumped the water out with a submersible pump and a vacuum cleaner. The extent of the damage was not initially known.
Several thousand liters of water in an elevator shaft were contaminated with hydraulic oil. The contaminated water was pumped out and disposed of by a specialist company, according to reports. After around two hours, the operation was over for the fire department on Wednesday afternoon.
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The continuous rain in North Rhine-Westphalia's Ennepe-Ruhr district caused significant weather-related issues, including the flooding of a warehouse in Sprockhövel's shoe store. Despite the efforts of the fire department, using submersible pumps and vacuum cleaners, the extent of the damage to the store's basement remains uncertain. Due to the flood, numerous liters of water in an elevator shaft were contaminated with hydraulic oil, requiring the attention of a specialist company to handle the cleanup.
Source: www.stern.de
