Large deployment after building collapse in makers - missing person found!

Large deployment after building collapse in makers - missing person found!

on Tuesday evening, July 2, 2025, there was a dramatic use of the emergency services in Machers, in the Plagwitz district. At 7:20 p.m., the volunteer fire brigades from Püchau, Machers and Brandis, together with the deputy district fire chief and the DRK rescue service, were alerted. The reason for the alarm was a fall in the building in which a person was missing. A barn of a three-sided courtyard had collapsed under unclear circumstances, and there was the possibility that the owner was under the rubble, according to Medienportal-grimma.de.

A location exploration was carried out immediately when the fire brigade arrived. The emergency services found that other parts of the building could also collapse, which made the situation dangerous for the emergency services. As a result, rescue dogs and specialist advisors of the Technical Relief Agency (THW) were alerted. At the same time, the police initiated measures to find the missing person, whereby it could not be excluded that they were outside the building.

search and evacuation operation

The fire brigade immediately started clearing and searching for the missing person. The cooperation between the different rescue workers was remarkable. After a two -hour intensive search, neighbors and the police managed to make a telephone contact with the owner. At the time of collapse, he was not in Plagwitz, which relaxed the situation. All search and danger defense measures were then stopped and the mission ended around 10:30 p.m. The fire brigade expressly thanked all of the forces used for professional cooperation.

In similar incidents, such as that in the west of Stuttgart, THW operations provided support early after a collapse on Monday morning. In this use, clearing groups, cyclists and telescopic loaders were used to secure the partially destroyed building and look for missing people. The statics of the building were also evaluated by construction advisors of the THW, while search work with rescue dogs was carried out [ov-ludwigsburg.thw.de] (https://ov-ludwigsburg.thw.de/aktuelles/aktual-svalungen/Artikel/nach-gebaeudeinesturz-im- Einsatz/).

The variety of means used and the coordinated cooperation between the various rescue workers underline the importance of quick action in emergency situations. Prevention measures, such as the ongoing monitoring by the operating position security system, are also very important in such operations. In the tragedy in Stuttgart, the missing person was finally recovered dead in the evening, which brought great concern to the emergency services and the police.