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Velbert.
A fire broke out on the balcony of the house on Birther Street. Firefighters throughout the district of Mettmann were alerted.
17 wounded in a high-rise fire at Velbert
Large-scale deployment of Velberter firefighters: On Wednesday afternoon, a fire broke out in a skyscraper on Birther Strbade. According to information provided by a spokesman for the city, at least 17 people were injured and a survivor was rescued from his balcony by an aerial ladder.
The fire fell on a balcony on the seventh floor of the eleven-storey building. out. Clouds of dense smoke could be seen throughout the birth, and the smell of burning was already noticeable on Poststraße. At 4 pm the alarm went to the fire department, shortly afterwards there was a siren for the center of Velbert and also at Langenberg. In addition, firefighters have been informed throughout the neighborhood of use, so that they can intervene in case of emergency. A total of 150 forces of firefighters, police and rescue services were deployed
Support of Erkrath, Ratingen, Heiligenhaus, Hilden and Wuppertal
"I do not remember that we had such a commitment recently "Mission Director Frank Kapuczinski and city spokesman Hans-Joachim Blißenbach agreed in unison. Support came to Velbert from Erkrath, Ratingen, Heiligenhaus, Hilden and Wuppertal. The emergency vehicles were at the Birther roundabout. Eleven people injured – according to the initial information of the fire department, smoke inhalation contracted – came to the surrounding hospitals
Dozens of spectators
When forces arrived on Birther Street, the balcony was already burning and the flames burned above, threatened the upper floors. A large part of the tenants – the building belongs to the Niederberg Construction Cooperative (BGN) – had already left their homes and gathered in a side street. There, they were treated and registered by paramedics. Dozens of spectators gathered in the streets around the scene, people ignored the gates and had to be ordered by the police at a safe distance. The firefighters quickly extinguished the fire of two cardboard carts, then the paramedics searched the building
The Weirs had to fell trees
Meanwhile, other Wehr have shot down at least one tree in the front yard of the skyscraper. Subsequently, firefighters checked the cladding with a thermal imaging camera for incandescent or incandescent fireplaces. During the fire-fighting operation, which lasted until at least 20 hours, the police completely blocked Birther Strbade, and a regular bus could not continue. Traffic was diverted, first responders said that first aid was unhurt.
Several seventh and eighth floor apartments were uninhabitable
In total, twelve of the more than fifty apartments in the tower were uninhabitable. These are located on the seventh and eighth floors. However, the building cooperative has already responded: she has reserved hotel rooms for the tenants concerned.
The cause of the fire is determined as soon as possible. "The criminal police could not begin to determine the cause because the apartment was still too hot and the air was full of toxic gases," said a firefighters spokeswoman on Thursday morning.
. (with dpa)
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