Building Suffers Damage from Kitchen Fire, Now Unfit for Inhabitation (After Fire in Residential Kitchen)
Kitchen Fire at Forststraße, Mönchengladbach-Pongs on June 2, 2025
A kitchen fire broke out at Forststraße, Mönchengladbach-Pongs on June 2, 2025. Upon arrival, firefighters confirmed that the kitchen on the ground floor of the house was ablaze, with smoke pouring out of all windows.
The incident commander of the fire was Brandamtmann Yannic Linnemann. To control the fire and clear smoke from the building, firefighters used a C-pipe and a ventilation device. Despite their efforts, smoke had spread throughout the building, making it currently uninhabitable due to smoke damage.
Fortunately, the residents had evacuated the building in time and were being cared for by neighbors, with no injuries reported. Various emergency vehicles and units, including fire engines, ambulances, a doctor's emergency vehicle, and the fire department's command unit, were in attendance.
As a precaution, an adjacent building was checked for hazardous substances using measuring devices, with no abnormalities detected. The police have begun investigating the cause of the fire, but the exact cause remains unknown at this time.
Inquiries regarding the incident can be directed to the City of Mönchengladbach's Department 37 - Fire Department Control and Situation Center at Stockholtweg 134, 41238 Mönchengladbach. The residents are temporarily staying with friends. The contact details for the Fire Department Control and Situation Center are: telephone - 02166/9989-0, fax - 02166/9989-37729, and email - [email protected].
The lifestyle of the affected residents has been disrupted by the home-and-garden disaster that occurred on Forststraße, Mönchengladbach-Pongs on June 2, 2025. Meanwhile, general news outlets are updating on the ongoing investigation into the cause of the kitchen fire. Furthermore, the police are also looking into the possibility of accidents as potential causes of the blaze.
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