A man was injured in a fire in Buxheim near Memmingen on Thursday morning. The police estimate the amount of damage at 500,000 euros.
Update 4:55 p.m.
According to police has become the owner of the agricultural Property a heavy one Smoke poisoning drawn. His health is stable, however, and his life is not in danger.
The 59-year-old had noticed the fire in his house himself and then notified a work colleague. This alerted them fire Department and then hurried to the burning building. Together with two passers-by, he kicked the front door in to gain access. The first responders found the man lying on the floor in the hallway and took him out of the building. The arriving ambulance took care of the man. He came to an accident clinic.
According to estimates, the damage is police around 500,000 euros. The Criminal police has started the investigation into the cause of the fire. A final statement cannot yet be made. At this point in time, the investigators rule out a deliberate arson.
Until a few minutes ago, the Buxheimer Wehr was on site to ensure that the fire did not flare up again through pockets of embers.
Update 1:50 p.m.
The fire in that estate in Buxheim has now been deleted. The fire Department Buxheim is still looking for embers and keeps an eye on the situation, says the commandant Wolfgang Schropp.
The County road is open to traffic again. The area in front of the estate but is still blocked.
There were also two technical advisors on site (THW), as one had to expect that the building might collapse, says Schropp. For this reason, the neighbors also had to leave their homes. In the meantime, however, they have been able to return to their apartments. According to the THW experts, there is currently no danger to them from the house.
Brand in Buxheim
In an old farm in Buxheim at Memmingen a fire broke out on Thursday morning. According to our reporter, the fire Department the fire under control, but it still smokes a lot (9.15 a.m.). The residential building is according to the district fire inspector Willi Hörberg almost completely destroyed and even in danger of collapsing.
A man was injured in the fire, according to the emergency services, it is apparently the owner. He was able to save himself outside before the fire brigades arrived. A first responder may have been involved.
Firewalls protected the large estate’s farm wing
A firewall initially prevented the flames from reaching the commercial part of the Property to encroach. The fire Department has the fire under control now, but estimates that the extinguishing work should continue for the next few hours in the morning.
This video was sent to us by Christian Windorfer made available.
As the police reports, the fire was reported on Thursday at around 7.50 a.m. The intersection between Egelseer Straße, Marienplatz and Schmiedeberg is loud police currently blocked. It is not yet clear what triggered the fire.
