Great fire in Leipzig: Kohlgartenstraße evacuated - no injuries!

Great fire in Leipzig: Kohlgartenstraße evacuated - no injuries!

Kohlgartenstraße 61, 04315 Leipzig, Deutschland - in Leipzig, a fire broke out in a residential building on Kohlgartenstrasse in the Neustadt-Neuschönefeld district this afternoon. According to Radio Leipzig, thick smoke came out of the roof of the building when the fire brigade was alerted to the use. The fire broke out around 4 p.m., whereupon the police confirmed the fire report.

In the early Sunday evening, 21 firefighters were deployed to extinguish the fire. This was according to [TAG24] (https://www.tag24.de/leipzig/feuerwehr Einze-leipzig/dunkler-rauch-ueber-leipziger-bever--- 20-Feuerwehrleute-im-Use-3319921) may have been caused by stored debris in a inner courtyard. The fire broke out specifically at 5.10 p.m. at Kohlgartenstraße 61. The dense smoke development, which initially rise above the Leipzig Center-Ost, has now disappeared, and there is no longer any danger.

The measures of the emergency services

The Kohlgartenstraße was fully closed for the extinguishing measures between Gabelsbergerstrasse and Ranftschen Gasse. The fire brigade was able to quickly control the fire and, according to the first information, there was no injuries. The building is currently in renovation, which makes the cause of the fire further unclear, even if the police have started investigations.

The FASTER FIRENT and the given circumstances have contributed to the fact that greater damage could possibly be avoided. Nevertheless, the exact causes of the fire remain unknown for the time being, and the information by the police is in progress to determine how this incident could occur.