Intensified weather conditions in Pforzheim (latest update)
In the heart of Baden-Württemberg, the city of Pforzheim experienced a powerful thunderstorm around 6 pm on an unforgettable evening. The German Weather Service had issued a level 3 warning, the second-highest, for the impending storm.
The thunder cell, visible on the lightning radar, formed over the Black Forest in the late afternoon before discharging just over Pforzheim. The heavy rain caused water surfaces on the streets, with manhole covers in the city center overflowing due to the downpour.
As a result, most deployments by the fire department were related to flooded cellars or flooded streets. To manage the water, they used water suckers and diving pumps to pump away the excess water. A small lake even formed in a depression in front of the south portal of the Arlinger Tunnel.
The storm was not without its additional challenges. Around 10 pm, there was another electrical fire in a distribution box of an annex building in the north of the city. Fortunately, the fire department was able to extinguish the fire, remove the cladding, and control it with a thermal imaging camera.
Around 10:25 pm, a fire alarm was triggered in a company in the south of the city due to smoke development, but it was not a fire, and the fire department did not have to intervene.
The Pforzheim fire department was called to 145 deployment sites throughout the night. Two time-critical fire alarms occurred around 8:30 pm. One was about an electrical smell from a distribution box in a commercial building in the city center, and the other was a technical defect in a company in the old town.
The city where the violent storm with thunderclap and heavy rain occurred was not Pforzheim, as one might assume. Instead, the city that experienced the storm was Freiburg, with the storm's droplet swirl originating from the Black Forest.
The fire department and relief agencies, including 150 deployment forces from various towns, worked tirelessly until around 3 am to ensure the safety and well-being of the Pforzheim residents. Their efforts were commendable, as they navigated the challenges posed by the storm and ensured a swift response to all emergencies.
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