The thunderstorm on Tuesday in Nuremberg kept the fire brigade in suspense.
In total, the rescuers went on 247 missions in the city area alone.
A balance sheet.
Nuremberg - On Tuesday afternoon the storm began to rage over Nuremberg.
Within a few hours, the enormous mass of water ensured that numerous emergency calls were received by the fire brigade.
Between 5 and 6 p.m. alone there were 231 pieces.
At that time, around 350 emergency services were deployed.
The Florian disciples had to move out until Wednesday morning because of the storm.
Streets were flooded, people had to be rescued and a house was declared uninhabitable.
The Nuremberg fire brigade * takes stock.
Thunderstorm in Nuremberg: fire brigade in constant use - people have to be rescued from cars
According to a message from the Nuremberg fire brigade *, the focus of operations was in the districts of Gibitzenhof, Steinbühl, St. Leonhard and Eibach.
Numerous underpasses were full of water, which caused cars to get stuck in the masses of water.
People had to be rescued from the vehicles in three places.
In Kindermannstrasse, the fire brigade and helpers from the water rescue service rescued a person from the floods.
Due to the violent storm, a residential building "suddenly cracked", as the fire brigade writes.
After an appraisal by a building consultant, it was declared uninhabitable and had to be evacuated.
All residents could stay with relatives or acquaintances.
Storm in Nuremberg causes numerous fire brigade operations - lightning strikes
The deployment sites were prioritized by the control center and processed gradually.
In the area of Diebacher Strasse, a large number of emergency services were busy pumping out a partially flooded underground pit.
The fire brigade fought against the effects of the storm well into the night.
On Wednesday morning, the fire brigade was still busy processing isolated deployment sites.
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Lightning strikes in Nuremberg triggered fire alarm systems.
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In addition to the operations due to the masses of water, there were also triggered fire alarm systems that had to be checked.
The fire brigade suspected that these were triggered by lightning strikes.
The fire brigade received strong support from THW Nuremberg.
No information is currently available on injured persons.
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