Fire in the kitchen

Unconscious woman rescued from burning apartment

Firefighters kept an eye out for people in the apartment on fire from the turntable ladder.(Bild: FF Stadt Baden)

Smell of burning on the third floor of a residential complex in Baden - neighbors immediately alerted the fire department. Because people were still suspected to be in the burning rooms, the emergency services broke down the door. Not a second too soon: the occupant had already lost consciousness.

The emergency services were called to a room fire in the center of Baden. The smell of smoke could be detected on the third floor. As residents suspected that someone might still be in the affected apartment, two breathing apparatus teams immediately set out to search for people in danger. Firefighters also peered through the windows from the turntable ladder.

Breathing apparatus teams searched the smoke-filled rooms for people.(Bild: FF Baden-Stadt)

Woman tracked down with thermal imaging camera
However, access to the burning rooms was initially blocked for the firefighters. Therefore, the massive apartment door first had to be forced open with a hydraulic spreader. The smoke-filled rooms could then be searched with a thermal imaging camera. Near the source of the fire in the kitchen area, the emergency services came across an unconscious woman lying on the floor.

The unconscious woman was given emergency medical treatment and then flown to hospital.(Bild: FF Baden-Stadt)

Victim flown to hospital by helicopter
The victim was immediately taken outside via the stairwell and handed over to the emergency doctor. After first aid, a rescue team transported the woman to the emergency helicopter, as it was unable to land at the scene immediately. In the meantime, the firefighters were able to quickly extinguish the fire in the kitchen.