Three children in brooding heat trapped in the car - fire brigade saves!

Three children in brooding heat trapped in the car - fire brigade saves!

Visselhövede, Niedersachsen, Deutschland - On June 24, 2025, an incident occurred in Visselhövede, district of Rotenburg, which again illustrates the dangers of car stays at high temperatures. Three children between the ages of 8, 10 and 12 were included in the car during an excursion to pick the strawberry in the car when the outside temperature rose to a whopping 30 degrees Celsius. Meanwhile, the parents of one of the children sought berries on a field while the children were looking for protection against the scorching heat in the vehicle and accidentally closed the doors. After about 25 minutes in the car, in which the children were increasingly fearful and overheated, the concerned parents called the fire brigade for help. NDR …

The fire brigade arrived shortly after the alarm and immediately started the rescue measures. The emergency services initially protected the car with heavy ceilings from direct sunlight to reduce the interior temperature. They also cooled both the ceilings and the vehicle with cold water from the fire truck. A folding pavilion was set up over the car to offer additional protection against the heat. Since the doors could not be opened and the windows were also blocked, the firefighters ultimately had no choice but to break a side window to free the children. These were able to climb through the window and were then examined in the ambulance as a precaution-luckily they were unharmed and could be brought back to their parents. The NN reports on the course …

heat in the car - an underestimated danger

The events in Visselhövede also make a serious problem that underestimate many parents. According to safely , leaving behind children in parked cars at high temperatures is associated with considerable health risks. The internal temperature can increase dramatically within a very short time. While an outside temperature of 20 degrees can already lead to 36 degrees in the car after 30 minutes, it increases at 34 degrees to frightening 50 degrees. Children in particular have difficulty regulating their body temperature, which they are particularly at risk in such situations.

parents should therefore make sure that children are never left alone in the car - not even for a short time. In most cases, it is the best intentions that lead to dangerous situations, as the example of this family shows. It is important to always have a waxing eye on the safety of the little adventurers and, if in doubt, prefer to be on the safe side.

The more sad is that the importance of heat protection plans in daycare centers and schools is repeatedly pushed into the background. The DAK head of state therefore calls for more information and preventive measures to avoid such events in the future.