Overview

• In Essen-Altendorf on August 26, firefighters used two aerial ladders and multiple breathing teams to rescue six people, including a small child, from heavy smoke.
• The Essen blaze was fought for hours with foam and was declared extinguished at 21:30, leaving the corner building uninhabitable after severe basement damage.
• Medical teams in Essen assessed 21 residents for respiratory irritation and took four to hospital, as THW evaluated structural safety and utilities were shut off.
• In Wiesbaden-Biebrich on August 27, a room fire on the fourth floor marked the tenth blaze in the same house since early 2024, and several people were brought to safety without injuries.
• The affected Wiesbaden flat is uninhabitable and emergency pastoral care arranged temporary accommodation, as police continue probes into the serial fires.