Overview
- In Essen-Altenessen, a maisonette apartment caught fire around 7:36 a.m., spreading through the stairwell into the roof as crews fought the flames under breathing apparatus.
- Firefighters used two aerial ladders, opened parts of the roof, evacuated 19 people from the building and a neighboring house, and one resident was taken to a hospital with suspected smoke inhalation.
- Residents were sheltered in a Ruhrbahn bus during the operation, the affected apartment was declared uninhabitable, and police opened an investigation into the cause.
- In Wesel on Saturday night, a cellar fire in a nine-unit building on Tiergartenstraße led to the evacuation and care of 21 residents, with no injuries reported and all returning to their homes after ventilation and extinguishing.
- In Rees on Thursday evening, smoke entered a single-family home via a chimney; firefighters ventilated the house, the resident was checked by EMS, and a chimney sweep was called to inspect the flue.