Nocturnal fire makes Haus in Wiltz uninhabitable

On the night of Thursday, a fire broke out in the Wiltzer Rue of the Tisserand, which was reported to the CGDIS at 2.24 a.m. « The fire developed in the garden, probably in the garden shed, and spread from there through the isolation of the house to the roof structure, » said a spokesman for the CGDIS. The seven residents of the house were able to get to safety in good time and the emergency services were able to prevent the fire from spreading to the neighboring house.

However, the damage to the house is so great that this is currently uninhabitable, as mayor Carole Weigel (CSV) confirms. « As a community, we are also contacted at fires, » says Weigel, who is still among the residents of the damaged house in the morning. They would now have accommodation in a former hotel for a while that the community had bought up. « There are reasonable rooms and a community kitchen, even if it is of course not a family home, » says the mayor. Thank God no one has been hurt, she repeats several times. « That is the most important thing. »

Difficult extinguishing work

The extinguishing work of the CGDIS had been made difficult by the narrow street, as well as a dead end. « The first few minutes are decisive at such a place, » explains the spokesman for the CGDIS, Cédric Gantzer. « It depends on the fact that the vehicles enter the street in the correct order. » A lifting vehicle must first drive in to ensure access to the whole house. This also means that the first vehicle that is on site is not necessarily the first vehicle.

Firefighters from Wiltz, Goesdorf, Clerf, the CIS « LAC » and Wintger as well as the Center de Soutia Logistique were in action. An ambulance from Wiltz was also in action. « In the case of such operations, an outpatient clinic is on site by default, also to ensure the safety of the emergency services, » said Gantzer.