Overview
- A fire in a wood-chip silo at a wood-processing site in Waghäusel, Karlsruhe district, drew a prolonged operation lasting through the night into the morning.
- Between 80 and 100 personnel responded, including local fire brigades, THW teams, and city public-works crews using loaders and a telehandler.
- Crews pulled apart and doused the compacted material to extinguish glow pockets, with no injuries reported, according to fire service spokesperson Robert Redinger.
- A specialized suction vehicle from a disposal company was requested to help empty the silo and support extinguishing efforts.
- The damage assessment remains unknown, and officials have not indicated when the operation will end.