Overview
- In Furtwangen, a multifamily house fire injured eight people, including one person severely and several passersby who tried to help residents evacuate.
- Police said the Furtwangen blaze was under control, and reports indicated the fire spread from the basement through the building.
- Firefighters in Furtwangen deployed a turntable ladder, and the city center was briefly closed to traffic during the large-scale operation.
- In Neuwied’s Feldkirchen district, residents self-evacuated from a fully involved apartment building, and four people were taken to hospital with suspected smoke inhalation.
- The B42 near Neuwied was fully closed during ongoing firefighting, and authorities have not yet determined the causes or the extent of damage in either incident.