The caller is informed that it should rise in a warehouse in the industrial area in the district Heidkamp, a column of smoke. The monitoring station sent due to the calls immediately, the two main officially occupy fire stations 1 and 2, the volunteer fire brigades of the city center, Paffrath/Hand and Bensberg, the use of management service (B-service), the management service (A service), as well as an ambulance to the work site.

have Already been able to confirm on the directions of the forces a strong smoke development. With the Arrival of an extended fire was found in an open warehouse with a Trade or business in the street "At the zinc smelter". The staff has secured already a model of the surrounding areas on the premises of the company. The exploration revealed that the cardboard boxes were burned in an area of the three-part hall. Operations Manager Stephan Mertz (B-service) decided to fight fire with foam and water cannons to knock the flames as quickly as possible low. In the follow-up were drawn with the assistance of employees of the company and an excavator the part of burning bodies gnaw into the open by the forces of the fire brigade extinguished.

Since the Spread of the fire could be prevented at other bearing materials through the rapid deployment of the fire brigade, by the steeply ascending cloud of smoke is no danger for the population. The construction of the warehouse was damaged by the heat.

The extinguishing water was collected on the site by the fire brigade with the support of the Company's employees.

The use could be terminated at 18 o'clock by the fire brigade. In the insert 60 forces with 16 vehicles were.

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