Fire in Gelsenkirchen: Tenant seriously injured!

Fire in Gelsenkirchen: Tenant seriously injured!

on Sunday afternoon, July 7, 2025, a dramatic apartment burned out in Gelsenkirchen-Beckhausen. According to tixio , the tenants of the affected apartment were able to save themselves and immediately chose the emergency call. The fire brigade was alerted around 5:00 p.m.

While the emergency services were quickly on hand, the tenant tried to extinguish the fire herself. Unfortunately, she suffered serious fire injuries on the arms and legs during these extinguishing attempts. The ambulance service took care of the injured woman on site and brought her to a special hospital with medical accompaniment.

Efficient fire brigade measures

The fire brigade was able to control the fire quickly and thus prevent it from spreading to neighboring apartments. A total of 35 emergency services from the Gelsenkirchen fire brigade were involved, supported by the Horst volunteer fire brigade. Thanks to the rapid reaction of the emergency services, the damage remained limited to the affected apartment, and the danger to the other house residents was banned in good time.

After completing the extinguishing work, the site was handed over to the police, which now takes up the examinations on the cause of the fire. Against the background of current statistics, it can be seen that apartment fires are often caused by technical defects or negligent handling of fire. In particular, attention is paid to these aspects in the investigation, since according to ifs many fire damage.

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