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Fire in a Gelsenkirchen commercial area: The fire brigade extinguished a fire in a former photo laboratory in the Resse district on Friday.
The Gelsenkirchen fire brigade responded to a larger fire at 3:45 p.m. on Friday afternoon. According to the control center, “a former photo laboratory” burned in the commercial area on Engelbertstrasse in the Resse district. Several callers noticed the smoke and alerted the fire department.
Flames erupted from the former warehouse measuring around 1,000 square meters, and thick smoke rose when the emergency services arrived on the premises. The forces of the Gelsenkirchen fire brigade were initially on site with two fire engines to fight the fire. Gradually, however, all voluntary fire brigades were alerted to support or reinforce the orphaned guards.
Fire brigade Gelsenkirchen moves to the fire in Resse
Only when the fire brigade fought from three sides with three turntable ladders and several water cannons did the measures finally have an effect. During the operation, parts of the roof fell into the building, which made it very difficult to extinguish the fire, according to the fire brigade. In addition, the Technical Relief Agency was called in to open a wall for further extinguishing measures.
According to the fire department, the building near the local Lidl branch was empty and human lives were not in danger. Firefighters finally had the fire under control by late evening. The fire brigade will be on site for post-extinguishing and clean-up work into the night. The directly adjacent halls and buildings were only minimally damaged. The police have started the investigation.
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Residents were warned about the app “Nina”.
Residents were warned via the warning app Nina to keep doors and windows closed. A measuring vehicle was in use until 8:30 p.m., but there was no health risk for the population. Road users were asked to drive around the area extensively,
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