Sauna fire triggers major fire brigade operation in the Rhön


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There was a large fire brigade operation on Thursday afternoon when a sauna burned in an apartment building in Hettenhausen (symbolic image). © Philipp von Ditfurth/dpa

A sauna caught fire in Gersfeld-Hettenhausen on Thursday. Two people were injured and extensive damage was caused.

Gersfeld – There was a large fire brigade operation on Thursday afternoon (March 5th) around 12.45 p.m. on the street “Am Rasen” in Hettenhausen. A sauna caught fire in an apartment in an apartment building, the police reported.

Sauna fire triggers major fire brigade operation in the Rhön

The man became aware of the fire when a smoke alarm went off and immediately alerted the fire department. “Thanks to the courageous and immediate intervention of the surrounding fire brigades, the further spread of the fire was prevented,” says the police report. Two residents of the house suffered smoke inhalation due to the heavy smoke and were taken to nearby hospitals.

How the fire started is currently unclear and is the subject of ongoing investigations by the Fulda criminal police. The fire site was confiscated. According to initial preliminary estimates, the total damage amounts to more than 250,000 euros. The Gersfeld, Hettenhausen, Schachen, Ebersburg and Schmalnau fire departments were on duty.

It happened just a few days ago a house fire in an apartment building in Kinzigtal. A respiratory protection team was able to get a cat out into the open uninjured.

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