B 196 - 2024

Report

On Wednesday afternoon in Lohnsfeld, a fire broke out in an outbuilding—the cause of which remains unknown—that was used, among other things, to store wood. Since the building was located in the immediate vicinity of the associated residential house, an Alarm Level 3 response was initiated. Consequently, in addition to numerous vehicles from the Winnweiler municipal association, emergency personnel from the neighboring municipalities of Enkenbach and Göllheim also responded to the scene. Furthermore, a standby ambulance and the head of emergency medical services were on site to manage the medical response.

The first responders from the Lohnsfeld and Wartenberg-Rohrbach fire departments immediately began firefighting operations while wearing breathing apparatus to contain the fire and prevent it from spreading to the adjacent building. They were promptly reinforced by crews from Winnweiler, Imsbach, and Münchweiler, which allowed the fire to be brought under control quickly. While the firefighting operations were underway, the residential building was inspected for fire and smoke damage; no damage was found. Subsequently, the building was inspected for hot spots using a drone equipped with a thermal imaging camera, and as a result, part of the roof was removed to allow for thorough extinguishing of the wooden structure beneath it. Once the mop-up operations were completed, the fire department was able to conclude its operation.

The police were also at the scene.