Huge column of smoke on the Kochelsee: fire destroys picturesque huts - burning boats float in the water
Created: 03/28/2022, 11:23 am
By: Andreas Steppan
Three boat huts burned down on Lake Kochel on Saturday.
© Fire Department Kochel am See
At the Kochelsee near Schlehdorf, three picturesque boathouses were engulfed in flames.
The fire brigade extinguished the fire from land and water.
The police are investigating the cause.
Schlehdorf
– The contrast could hardly be greater: Against an idyllic backdrop, a picture of the destruction presented itself on Saturday in the Schlehdorf community area.
Three picturesque boat huts on the banks of the Kochelsee burned down completely.
Nothing could be saved from the rowing and sailing boats in it either, as the press office of the police headquarters in Upper Bavaria South reports.
Fire at the Kochelsee: High column of smoke visible from afar
The Kochel am See fire brigade, which – like the Schlehdorf fire brigade – arrived with several vehicles, describes the operation on their Facebook page.
The alarm was received at 2:07 p.m.
"As soon as we arrived, the high column of smoke showed us the way," it says.
When the first forces arrived, the three boat huts were already on fire.
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The mission turned out to be anything but ordinary.
Because it had to be extinguished both from land and from water.
From the shore, the emergency services fought the flames with several steel pipes, the fire brigade describes.
In addition, the multi-purpose boat was loaded with a portable pump to contain the fire from the lake.
Boat hut fire on the Kochelsee causes high damage
Another challenge: Burning flotsam was floating in the water, which could have ignited the surrounding reeds.
The fire brigade extinguished these pieces of wood on the lake.
"The rowing boats stored in the boat huts also fell victim to the flames and drifted on the lake burning without a driver," writes the fire brigade.
The fire brigade was able to salvage larger flotsam and bring it ashore.
According to the police, no one was injured in the fire.
However, the property damage is considerable.
Officials estimate it's in the six-figure range.
It is still unclear what caused the fire.
"Statements on the cause of the fire cannot be made at this time," the police said.
What caused fires in boat huts in Schlehdorf?
The first on-site investigations were carried out by the permanent criminal service of the Weilheim criminal police.
Further investigations are now being carried out by the fire investigators of Specialist Commissariat 1 under the direction of the public prosecutor's office.
Witnesses are asked to contact the police in Weilheim on 0881/640-0.
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