Large development of smoke: fire in an empty building in Kiel!

Large development of smoke: fire in an empty building in Kiel!

During the Sunday evening on June 15, 2025, Mühlenweg in Kiel was shaken by heavy smoke from an empty building. Emergency calls were received at 7:19 p.m. that alerted the emergency services. How kn online reported that a total of 48 emergency services with 16 vehicles were on site, including the Kiel professional fire department as well as units from the main station and the Russee volunteer fire department.

The fire department had to contend with heavy, dense smoke, which made extinguishing work difficult. Teams wearing heavy respiratory protection searched the affected floors for possible people and damage. The emergency services used two C-pipes and initiated intensive ventilation measures to bring fresh air into the building.

What is behind such operations? It is often the case that empty buildings pose a high risk. This is also confirmed by statistics that show that fires have repeatedly occurred in such properties in the past. Loud IFS The causes of fires in empty buildings are often varied and can range from technical ignorance to vandalism.

A look beyond the borders of Kiel shows that similar scenarios are also common in other regions. The operation in Leeste, in which a smoldering fire in another empty building was extinguished on February 22, 2023, can be used as an example. The thick smoke was just as challenging as in Kiel. Here, several fire brigade units intervened to extinguish the fire and ventilate the building, which underlines the urgency of such operations fire brigade-weyhe.

The frequent fires in disused buildings are a challenge for the fire department and require quick action. The public is urged to be alert for signs of smoke or suspicious activity near vacant properties and to act in an emergency. It remains to be hoped that the efforts of the emergency services will be effective quickly and that such operations will become increasingly rare in the future.