The fire brigade's large-scale deployment: Senior's apartment in Cologne-Lindenthal is on fire!

The fire brigade's large-scale deployment: Senior's apartment in Cologne-Lindenthal is on fire!

A dramatic fire in Cologne-Lindenthal ensured a major fire brigade on Wednesday evening, June 18, 2025. Around 9:30 p.m., the fire brigade reached the site, the University Road corner Dürener Straße, where a fire raged in an apartment on the fourth floor. The flames had made the apartment completely destroyed and uninhabitable, while a total of three people, including a bedding senior citizen, were injured. These and their relatives had to be taken to the hospital immediately with flue gas poisoning. Express reports about the intensive reverberation that persisted until late in the evening.

around 10 p.m. passers -by reported fire and smoke, which the fire brigade called on the scene. A large contingent of 46 emergency services and 17 vehicles was necessary to control the situation and save people from the burning apartment. Despite the rapid reaction of the emergency services, the apartment was badly damaged, and the cause of the fire remains unclear at the present time, as T-Online .

injuries and rescue measures

The senior citizen concerned was unfortunately not the only person who suffered from the fire. Her husband and caregiver also suffered injuries and had to be treated. Such situation illustrates how important it is to act quickly. According to Feuertrutz show statistics that fires in residential buildings can often lead to injuries, and the need for intensive fire protection measures is very clear.

As the fire brigade explained on the scene, a fire requires special precautions in a high -altitude apartment. The rapid intervention of the emergency services was therefore of the utmost importance in order to supply the injuries as quickly as possible to medical care and prevent worse.

fire protection - an important topic

fires like the in Cologne-Lindenthal also raise questions about fire protection. In Germany there is no comprehensive and uniform fire statistics, such as Feuertrutz notes. The need to regularly grasp the exact number of fires, their causes and the injured people could make a decisive contribution to improving fire protection. In many buildings, better preparation and education about security measures could make potential rescue campaigns easier.

The Cologne fire brigade once again proven that it is acting quickly and professionally when it matters. Nevertheless, all citizens should be sensitized to increase security in their own habitats and to react prudently in an emergency. Preventive measures and informative campaigns can help prevent fires and to minimize the dangers in the event of cases.