Skipping at Wismar Pellets: Fire brigade in large -scale use for safety!

Skipping at Wismar Pellets: Fire brigade in large -scale use for safety!

On Monday morning, June 17, 2025, the city of Wismar was shaken by a loud bang that could be heard from the work of the pellet manufacturer "Wismar Pellets". When defending in the facility, it was quickly asked what the Wismar professional fire brigade and the Altstadt volunteer fire brigade called on the scene. Fortunately, there were no injuries and were no damage at the work, as reported wismar.fm.

The fire brigade was quickly on site and used a turntable ladder to check the silos, filled with wood pellets, for possible damage. The security measures were necessary to ensure that the silos did not go any further dangers. The fire brigade searched for embers until late in the morning to avoid again and thus ensure the safety of the system and the surrounding neighborhood.

fire damage and security measures

Already on Saturday, before this incident, the Wismar professional fire brigade had to delete a fire on the premises of German Pellets GmbH. The fire, which broke out at around 3:20 p.m., was finally brought under control at around 4:20 p.m. and deleted at 6:00 p.m., as [Snaktuell.de] (https://www.snaktuell.de/nachrichten/blaulicht/10781-60-feuerwehrleute-mit-15- Beim-beim-brand-in-in-wismar/). A total of around 60 firefighters with 15 emergency vehicles were deployed.

The residents in the adjacent residential areas were asked to keep windows and doors closed, since due to the considerable smoke development there was a risk to the air we breathe. The head of the police Wismar had also blocked access roads to the site in order to grant the emergency services unhindered. During the incident, the population was never in danger, there were also no injuries.

The investigation into the fire was taken up by a criminal service service. It was a smoldering fire in the area of ​​drying systems that continued in a storage silo and led to open fire. The damage has not yet been quantified, an expert was consulted to clarify the cause of the brand.

The world of pellets

wood pellets made from waste products of wood processing are very popular in Germany and are often used in pellet heating. There are over 500,000 of these heating systems in Germany and the production capacities are around 3.35 million tons annually, according to Dein-heizungsbauer.de.

pellets are the result of an elaborate manufacturing process that includes several steps: from filtering to drying to the final press. The quality of the wood pellets is defined, among other things, by DIN EN 14961-2, which defines specific limit values ​​for the quality classes A1 and A2. Serous manufacturers also offer certificates such as EN Plus and DIN Plus that promise higher quality and check the entire manufacturing process.

Nevertheless, there are always discussions about the sustainability of pellet production. Critics warn that in many places wood is also processed from insufficiently controlled sources, which could damage the forests. Nevertheless, the demand for wood pellets remains unbroken due to their energy efficiency and the possibility of gaining them from residues - despite the current problems in industry.