Camping cooker leads to apartment fire in Wilhelmshaven - quickly deleted!

Zwei Wohnungsbrände in Wilhelmshaven, verursacht durch einen Campingkocher und vergessenes Essen, forderten rasches Eingreifen der Feuerwehr.
Two apartments in Wilhelmshaven, caused by a camping stove and forgotten food, demanded rapid intervention by the fire brigade. (Symbolbild/MND)

Camping cooker leads to apartment fire in Wilhelmshaven - quickly deleted!

A dramatic event occurred in Wilhelmshaven last week: On Tuesday, June 17, 2025, there was a huge fire in an apartment building on Oldeoetstrasse, triggered by a deflection during the use of a camping stove. This reports NWZ Online .

Fortunately, the alarmed fire brigade from Wilhelmshaven could quickly control the fire. The brave resident of the affected apartment had already brought himself to safety before the emergency services arrived. He was looked after by the emergency services on site, so that worse could be prevented. Meanwhile, the Oldeoestrasse between Peterstrasse and Lessingstrasse had to be closed to the assignment.

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NDR discovered. The cause is said to have been forgotten food on the stove. The fire brigade took five hours to extinguish the fire, and the building is now no longer habitable due to the damage.

The police have started the cause of the fire and confiscated the building. All residents were evacuated from the building and accommodated in emergency shelters or with relatives. As a precaution, two police officers who were on site during the extinguishing work were taken to the hospital due to flue gas poisoning.

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