Fire inferno in Kaltenkirchen: Physiotherapy center completely destroyed!

Fire inferno in Kaltenkirchen: Physiotherapy center completely destroyed!

In Kaltenkirchen, Segeberg district, there was a dramatic fire this morning in the physiotherapy center on Gottlieb-Daimler-Straße. How NDR reported, the fire department was alerted at 8:38 a.m. and arrived with around 50 firefighters from Kaltenkirchen and Kisdorf. The operation lasted about three hours until the flames were finally under control.

Unfortunately, the physiotherapy practice cannot be used for the time being; The building did not survive the fire and burned down completely. The fire also affected the roof of the house. Fortunately, no one was injured, as initial information from the police confirms. There is currently no concrete information about the exact cause of the fire and the amount of damage.

Fire department operations

The Kaltenkirchen fire department was not only challenged today. On their website feuerwehr-kaltenkirchen.de you can read the last five missions that the team has carried out in the past few days. Previous operations have included a fire that was triggered by a fire alarm system on Seebeckstrasse on December 27th. Their tasks also included providing technical assistance.

• Einsatz 2025331: 27.12.2025, 06:58, Seebeckstraße, Feuer (Brandmeldeanlage)
• Einsatz 2025330: 25.12.2025, 21:06, Wulfskamp, Technische Hilfeleistung
• Einsatz 2025329: 20.12.2025, 23:41, Hamburger Straße, Technische Hilfeleistung
• Einsatz 2025328: 20.12.2025, 10:48, Alvesloher Straße, Technische Hilfeleistung
• Einsatz 2025327: 18.12.2025, 11:02, Krückauring, Unterstützung Rettungsdienst

Given the high number of fires in Germany, which statistically break out in residential buildings about every two to three minutes, it is encouraging that no injuries have been reported so far in this operation. Loud TÜV Süd Around 200,000 fires and explosions occur every year - a warning sign for all homeowners not to neglect preventive fire protection.

In the quiet town of Kaltenkirchen, today's incident shows once again how important a well-equipped fire department and quick action are. The emergency services show again and again that they have a good hand when it comes to the safety of citizens. While the cause of the fire still needs to be clarified, we hope that the physiotherapy practice will be restored quickly and wish the therapists working there and the patients all the best.