Smoke from underground car park in Schwabach: cigarette ensures fire service!

Smoke from underground car park in Schwabach: cigarette ensures fire service!

On Wednesday, July 9th, a worrying event was reported in Schwabach: from an underground car park in Fürther Straße, smoke up. The fire brigade immediately moved out after several eyewitnesses found the alarming smoke development. Fortunately, according to the initial information of the North Bavarian News No injuries.

The police found that an carelessly thrown away cigarette was probably thrown into a ventilation shaft. This carelessness led to the inflammation of accumulated leaves in the shaft, which finally pulled the smoke into the underground car park. An exact cause or a cause has not yet been determined. However, it is important that affected drivers who may have noticed damage to their vehicles immediately report to the Schwabach police under the telephone dial (09122) 927-0

intensive measures by the fire brigade

The fire brigade reacted to the alarm with appropriate measures. After the smoke development could be confirmed, the emergency services began to ventilate the underground car park. High -performance fans were used to quickly remove the penetrated flue gases. After the successful ventilation, the underground car park could be reopened for public traffic about an hour after use.

This incident is another example of how important it is to properly dispose of eight -grade and cigarette remains. In urban areas in particular, such negligence can quickly result in serious consequences. Even if no one was harmed this time, it turns out that everyone has to take responsibility from us to avoid dangerous situations.

preventive measures and outlook

The fire brigade would like to continue to provide preventive information in the future. People should become aware of the risks, the improperly disposed of cigarettes. A look at similar incidents shows that the Offenburg fire brigade was only alerted from an underground car park a few months ago due to a similar smoke development. There, a technical defect in a car was responsible for smoke, which once again proves that caution is advised - be it due to carelessness when smoking or technical problems on vehicles.

In summary, it can be said that nothing worse has happened in Schwabach today. Nevertheless: The request to the population remains to be vigilant and responsible with potential fire hazards. However, the location of the events and the fast use of the fire brigade are gratifying news for the citizens of Schwabach.