Hamburg. Major fire brigade operation on Am Hohen Stege street. Warehouse burns down completely. Official warning for residents in the immediate area.
Major operation in Bergedorf: In the street At the High Bridge burned on Monday evening (2 September) the Warehouse one Boat club As the situation service of the Hamburg Fire Department informed, two, then three, trains – each with four vehicles – were dispatched. Two firefighters were injured. One of them had to be taken to hospital in an ambulance.
The dark column of smoke that rose in the early evening could be seen from a great distance. The major fire has now been extinguished. According to the fire service, the fire-fighting operations were also completed at around 11:20 p.m. When smoke rose again at around 2:30 a.m. on Tuesday, the helpers were again deployed to extinguish the embers.
Hamburg Fire Department: Warehouse in Bergedorf is on fire
When the first emergency services arrived on Monday evening, a hall complex covering an area of 250 square meters was fully ablaze, according to the fire department. Roofing material and fishing equipment were stored there. A funeral parlor and a residential building are adjacent to the burning building. The flames were prevented from spreading, said Baumann. “Only through a massive firefighting operation using several hand-held fire hoses and an aerial ladder in an external attack was the fire prevented from spreading to the adjacent residential building,” the spokesman continued.
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The official disaster warning services had asked the population in the vicinity of the fire to close windows and doors and turn off the ventilation systems. Several people on site are also said to have suffered circulatory problems as a result of the operation. Because a hydrant was damaged, water had to be fetched from hundreds of meters away, according to witnesses. This made extinguishing operations more difficult.
Hall burns in Bergedorf: Firefighter injured in hospital
During the already demanding operation, two firefighters also suffered minor injuries. According to the Hamburg Fire Department, one of them had to be treated by the emergency services for minor burns to his knee and circulatory problems. He was taken to hospital for further examination. The other slightly injured person was treated on site and no ambulance had to be called for him.
This warehouse in the street Am Hohen Stege was completely ablaze. A huge column of smoke rose over Bergedorf. © Leimig, Christoph | Leimig, Christoph
Meanwhile, the operation also had consequences in the surrounding area: the Vierlandenstraße was closed, causing traffic chaos in Bergedorf City.
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The fire departments of Bergedorf, Nettelnburg, Billstedt, Bille and Fünfhausen, as well as several ambulances, were among those deployed. At the peak, up to 140 firefighters were fighting the major fire, according to Baumann.
Clearly visible: a huge column of smoke over Bergedorf © bgz | Marc Nasner
