Hall burns down – millions in damage in Upper Bavaria

Railway line closed for 40 minutes

The fire was located in the immediate vicinity of an S-Bahn line, which led to further safety measures. An emergency manager from Deutsche Bahn was also called to the scene. To ensure the safety of passengers, the line was temporarily closed and the power was switched off. Two trains heading towards Munich Airport were affected: one was delayed, the other had to turn around early. The line was reopened after around 40 minutes.

Despite the intensive fire-fighting efforts, it took almost an hour to bring the fire under control. At 2:19 a.m., the operations management reported “fire under control,” and just a few minutes later, at 2:33 a.m., the fire was out. However, the follow-up fire-fighting efforts dragged on because the hall had collapsed due to the fire and the Munich district's emergency rescue vehicle (EHF) was helping with the clean-up work.

Cause of fire still unclear

The investigation into the cause of the major fire is ongoing. The police have no clues as to how the fire broke out. The only thing that is clear is that the fire brigade's rapid intervention prevented the fire from spreading.

Fortunately, no one was injured in the fire. However, the financial damage is enormous and is estimated at around one million euros. The local community is now faced with the challenge of coping with the loss of the event hall, which was used for numerous festivals.