Fires in Baden-Württemberg and Rhineland-Palatinate Leave Multiple Injured
Separate residential fires in Grosselfingen and Rödersheim-Gronau result in injuries, significant damage, and ongoing investigations into their causes.
- A fire in a historic farmhouse in Grosselfingen, Zollernalbkreis, left two residents injured, one with severe burns and the other with mild smoke inhalation.
- The Grosselfingen fire caused an estimated €300,000 in damages, rendering the house temporarily uninhabitable.
- Authorities suspect a forgotten pot of fat on the stove may have triggered the Grosselfingen blaze, though investigations are ongoing.
- In Rödersheim-Gronau, a fire broke out in the basement of a single-family home, injuring a 55-year-old resident who is not in life-threatening condition.
- Firefighters successfully extinguished both fires, with 55 personnel involved in the Rödersheim-Gronau response; the cause and extent of damage there remain undetermined.