Apartment building blaze leaves local resident hurt

Law Enforcement and Fire Services responded in Hanau on a Friday afternoon to the Hesse South Police Headquarters.

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2025 September 11 . 11:46 PM

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Apartment building fire leaves resident hurt

Apartment building blaze leaves local resident hurt

Fire in Hanau's Lamboy District: Resident Hospitalised, Damage Estimated at 150,000 Euros

A fire broke out in a multi-family house in Hanau's Lamboy district on Friday afternoon at around 13:00. The fire was located in the basement, causing heavy smoke that made the house uninhabitable.

Fortunately, all other residents were able to evacuate the building safely before the firefighters arrived. However, a 38-year-old resident was rescued from the second floor due to smoke. She was taken to a hospital with suspected smoke inhalation.

The fire was extinguished by the firefighters, but the damage is estimated to be at least 150,000 euros. Two dogs and three cats were also rescued from the multi-family house.

The police have initiated an investigation to determine the cause of the fire in Hanau's Lamboy district. The person currently being investigated by the Southeast Hesse Police Directorate in connection with possible custodial negligence related to the fire has not been publicly named.

For any inquiries, you can contact the South East Hesse Police Headquarters Press Office at Spessartring 61, 6313071 Offenbach am Main, Telephone: 069 / 8098 - 1210 (collective number). Alternatively, you can email [email protected].

The contact numbers for individual officers are as follows:

Thomas Leipold: 1201 or 0160 / 980 00745
Maximilian Edelbluth: 1211 or 0162 / 201 3806
Claudia Benneckenstein: 1212 or 0152 / 066 23109
Felix Geis: 1211 or 0162 / 201 3806

For more information about the South East Hesse Police Headquarters, visit their homepage at http://www.polizei.hessen.de/ppsoh.

The investigation is ongoing, and updates will be provided as more information becomes available. Our thoughts are with the affected residents and their pets during this difficult time.