Fire in Ettlingen car dealership: Person critically injured - Asylum accommodation evacuated

Firefighters extinguished a fire in a car dealership in Ettlingen on Tuesday evening. A person was seriously injured and taken to hospital. The cause of the fire is still unclear.

The fire broke out at around 6:30 p.m. in an auto repair shop on Dieselstraße. When the fire brigade arrived, the building was already heavily smoky. The firefighters brought the fire under control with several water jets. A person was rescued from the building and taken to hospital with serious injuries.

The cause of the fire is still unclear. The police have started investigations. The damage is estimated to be in the millions.

The fire brigade was deployed with 50 firefighters and 12 vehicles. The Red Cross and the emergency pastorate were also on site. The fire brigade was able to prevent the fire from spreading to the neighboring buildings. However, the asylum accommodation next door had to be evacuated as a precaution.

The fire brigade is still on site on Wednesday morning to extinguish smoldering spots. The Dieselstraße is currently closed to traffic. According to the police, the road closure will probably last for several hours.