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Major fire in Elmshorn: Fire brigade fights flames in food factory!
Major fire in Elmshorn: Food business on Weststrasse has been burning since the night, fire brigade in constant operation. No injuries.
Major fire in Elmshorn: Fire brigade fights flames in food factory!
A food factory in Elmshorn has been burning since the night, which put the emergency services on alert. The fire department was alerted at around 11:30 p.m. on the night of Thursday, August 13, 2025, after production employees noticed flames and the fire alarm system went off. The location is on Westerstrasse, where the challenges in the complex production facility were immediately recognized. In order for extinguishing efforts to begin, the cause of the fire had to be localized, which required a search and switching off various parts of the system, such as presseportal.de reported.
The first extinguishing work started around 1:00 a.m. More than 10 teams, each with two emergency services, are on duty wearing respiratory protection because the temperature and smoke in the facility are dangerously high. The fire department also received support from the surrounding fire departments in Klein Nordende and Pinneberg, who provided additional breathing apparatus wearers. A telehandler from the Technical Relief Organization was used to bring the spoiled material outside. Fortunately, there were no injuries among the operating personnel; Only one emergency worker suffered short-term circulatory problems but was able to continue his duties.
The cause of the fire and the extent of the damage are still unclear. The exact requirements for firefighting technology cannot be foreseen, as new statistics for fire protection continue to emerge, such as feuertrutz.de shows. Collecting such data could help improve fire management and prevention strategies in the future.
An ambitious undertaking in a potentially dangerous environment so that the fire brigade can get to the flames and cool them down quickly. We can only hope that everyone involved gets through this situation well. The emergency services are still on site and the operation will last until the morning hours. So it remains to be seen how the situation will change and what lessons can be learned from this fire.