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Fire in the Herrsching retirement home: Dramatic deployment of the fire department!
On December 5, 2025, a fire broke out in a retirement home in Herrsching. 80 firefighters quickly extinguished the fire and residents were not in danger.
Fire in the Herrsching retirement home: Dramatic deployment of the fire department!
On Friday morning, December 5, 2025, there was a fire in the Johanniter-Haus, a retirement and nursing home on Reineckestraße in Herrsching. According to the South German newspaper The emergency call was made at 7:20 a.m. A large contingent of fire brigades from the area, including Herrsching, Breitbrunn, Oberalting, Andechs, Hechendorf, Pöcking and Söcking, responded with around 80 emergency services, while an additional 40 emergency services helpers were on site.
The fire was quickly brought under control and was quickly extinguished. Fortunately, the two residents of the affected room had already gotten to safety and were therefore not in danger. Other people in the building were also uninjured. However, the room affected by the fire is no longer habitable. The material damage is estimated to be at least a five-digit euro amount. The police in Herrsching and the Fürstenfeldbruck criminal investigation department have started investigating the cause of the fire.
Difficult situation in Hesse
Not only in Bavaria, but also in Hesse, there were significant fire incidents on the same night. As the daily news According to reports, a fire broke out in a retirement home in Giessen around 1:30 a.m., in which one resident died and seven others had to be taken to the hospital. While the exact cause of the fire is still unclear, the property damage here amounts to around 500,000 euros.
Just an hour later, around 2:30 a.m., a residential building in Rüsselsheim was completely destroyed. Fortunately, the resident was not at home, so no injuries were reported. Here too, the cause of the fire remains unclear and investigations are ongoing. In Eschwege there was also a fire in the city center, but all affected residents, who were accommodated in a neighboring church building, were able to escape uninjured.
The events in Hesse show how quickly the situation can change and that fires like the one in Herrsching can have not only local but also regional effects. The authorities are working hard to clarify the background and protect the population. While Herrsching is struggling with property damage, thoughts are with those affected in Hesse, where the situation ended far more tragically.