200 firefighters on duty
Major fire at Hamburg Wendlohe Golf Club – millions in damage
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More than 200 firefighters from Hamburg and Schleswig-Holstein were on duty. The judicial police are investigating.
- A major fire at Hamburg Wendlohe Golf Club destroyed a building on Wednesday night.
- More than 200 firefighters from Schleswig-Holstein and neighboring Hamburg were on duty.
- The police are investigating and looking for witnesses.
Boenningstedt. At the Major fire at the Hamburg Wendlohe golf club it’s one o’clock on a Tuesday evening destroyed room want. According to the fire department, he was called around 8:37 p.m. When she arrived at the site on Oldesloer Strasse in Bönningstedt (district of Pinneberg), the building, which measured approximately 20 by 60 meters, was completely engulfed in flames.
According to the first police findings, there were deposits for golf equipment in the hall. According to the fire brigade, the “biggest challenge” was to secure the water supply at the remote site at the Hamburg state border.
Due to the heavy smoke development, residents should keep windows and doors closed in the evening and at night and turn off air conditioning and ventilation systems. The corresponding alert apps have been activated.
Halle in the Hamburg Wendlohe Golf Club is on fire: more than 200 firefighters on duty
In the evening it is not clear whether people were injured by the fire. The fire brigade operation lasted until Wednesday morning. The fire was under control by around 4:45am. The hidden embers flared up again in the morning, but were quickly extinguished.
A total of more than 200 firefighters from Hamburg and Schleswig-Holstein were on site. They managed to prevent the flames from spreading to a nearby house.
Two excavators were also required to support the firefighting work. The operation lasted until about 10:30 on Wednesday.
Big fire causes damage in the millions – investigate the criminal police
Apparently no one was injured. The police estimate the damage at about one million euros. The cause of the fire is not yet clear. The Pinneberg Criminal Investigation Department determined and confiscated the scene of the fire. Witnesses who can provide pertinent information or who have noticed suspicious persons near the fire scene should call 04101 202-0.
In November 2019, a major fire broke out on the grounds of the Hamburg Wendlohe Golf Club between Schnelsen and Bönningstedt and destroyed a covered driving range.
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