A defect in the photovoltaic system probably triggered the fire in the roof of a Feldafing house.
About a tough fire service with 200 helpers and a family that has to move out first.
Feldafing - The morning after the accident Am Jägerberg in Feldafing, Nicolas Schlumprecht stands in the rubble - on the bricks that are scattered around his garden. He looks up at the destroyed roof of his semi-detached house. The 59-year-old observes the police officers who are documenting everything up there with cameras: the insulating material oozing out, the beams and cables underneath. “It was a complete shock. I still haven't realized that, ”says Schlumprecht. “But I have to work now, there is so much to organize.” He and his family will move to his mother in Feldafing for the first few nights, then maybe to a holiday apartment. Depending on how long it takes for the smoke to escape and the damage to be repaired.
On Thursday afternoon, a glow developed in the roof - between the inner and outer skin of the building (we reported). Schlumprecht's wife and one of his three sons were at home, he himself was in the office in Pöcking. “At first they thought someone was barbecuing,” he says. Until it smelled of plastic and a neighbor across the street rang the bell to say: “Something's smoking.” According to the police, a technical defect in the photovoltaic system was responsible for the fire. It belongs to Schlumprecht's neighbor. It began to simmer in half of the roof, but on his side the damage was even greater. The police reported that it was in the six-digit range. “It's all over in the office and in the attic bedroom,” says Schlumprecht. Little flames blazed up therebut they did not penetrate the first floor or the ground floor. Nevertheless, because of the pungent smoke smell in the whole house, it was almost unbearable.
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In full protective clothing at 30 degrees: The conditions for the fire fighters were tough.
© Andrea Jaksch
The fact that it did not get any worse is thanks to the massive commitment of the many volunteer firefighters.
According to the district fire inspector Anton Graf, a total of around 200 workers were deployed, including 15 from the technical relief organization and 23 from the BRK.
Fortunately, nobody was injured.
“It was like in a movie.
That was a folk festival with us.
They had beer tables, food and drinks with them.
Everything was well organized, ”says Schlumprecht.
A little refreshment in between was indispensable in these extreme operating conditions.
“It was over 30 degrees, the thick protective clothing is so warm.
And you still drag 15 to 20 kilos of equipment with you.
That was very exhausting, ”says Graf.
The Feldafing commander Dirk Schiecke had a particularly long shift.
Alerted at 4.10 p.m., he waited to watch the fire until 2.30 a.m.
He and his colleagues also struggled with the heat: "We sometimes had to shorten the respiratory protection cycles to ten minutes," he says.
In constant change, the emergency services checked the fire in the attic of the house, equipped with an extinguisher pipe and thermal imaging camera.
And the others extinguished from both sides of the house - from the garage roof and from two turntable ladders.
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Documentation: Kripo officers took photos of the traces of the operation and the fire in the roof.
© Andrea Jaksch
In order to get to the source of the fire at all, the firefighters slashed open bricks and cut through wooden beams. According to the commander, a special soft insulation material made of plastic proved to be the toughest. "It smoldered endlessly, like a barbecue lighter." The fire was not spectacular, the flames only a maximum of 15 centimeters high. But he was persistent and heated, quite literally.
Therefore, the fire brigade has meanwhile raised the alert level - "to ensure the necessary exchange of personnel," says district fire inspector Graf. In addition to the Feldafinger, Tutzinger and Starnberger Wehrs, there were also those from Pöcking, Söcking, Percha and Oberpfaffenhofen - and later other breathing apparatus wearers from Gilching, Oberalting, Krailling, Herrsching and Machtlfing. The trough requested by the Weilheim fire brigade for the incendiary material was ultimately not used. A disposal company helped out.
The roofers announced yesterday that at least one tarpaulin is needed to avoid water damage. "It can be thunderstorm the days," says Nicolas Schlumprecht. While the Fürstenfeldbruck detective continues the investigation, despite all the trouble he is a little relieved. Because: "The insurance covers the entire damage."