A GERMAN FIREFIGHTER WAS KILLED SUNDAY MORNING and seven of his colleagues injured, three of them critically.
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They were attending a fire in a grain storage silo at a malt plant in Worms that had suffered an explosion at 7 am. Two hours later, while the fire brigades were still attacking the fire at 9 am, a second explosion occurred in the silo injuring the firefighters in the structure. One of them, a 24-yr.-old volunteer firefighter, was thrown out of the silo and more than 100 ft. down onto the pavement below and was immediately buried by the debris of the damaged structure over 100 ft. up.
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The fire officials have determined that due to the instability and danger posed by the silo, they will wait until Monday to retrieve the dead firefighter. The other injuries were caused from being struck by flying debris from the explosion.
The fire was knocked down by Sunday afternoon. More than 250 firefighters were involved in the operation.
SWR.de has the STORY.
SWR also has a VIDEO.
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One of the firefighter’s helmet serves as a memorial
as his colleagues stand vigil.
