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Construction work incident resulting in gas leakage

Fire Department of Ahlen responds to gas leak incident on August 15, 2025, at 2:05 PM in Ahlen.

Construction work incident resulted in gas leakage
Construction work incident resulted in gas leakage

Construction work incident resulting in gas leakage

On August 15, 2025, at 14:05, the Fire Department Ahlen was alerted to a gas leak in Beckumer Straße. The exact location of the residential building affected was not disclosed.

Upon arrival, 25 personnel from the full-time station, the main fire station, and the city's rescue service were present at the scene. Fire protection was ensured throughout the operation.

The affected area was cordoned off for pedestrians and traffic, and the fire department controlled the area with multi-gas detectors. Adjacent sewer inlets were also checked for gas spread.

The gas leak was caused by damage to a natural gas pipeline during earthworks. The city's utility company successfully located and sealed the gas leak, and no further details about the extent of the leak were provided.

No information about the current status of the affected area was provided. Additionally, no details about any injuries during the operation were disclosed.

The basement of a nearby residential building was checked for gas spread, and no specific information about the name of the fire chief of Ahlen who was deployed at the gas leak on Beckumer Straße on August 15, 2025, at 14:05 was given.

More information about the Fire Department Ahlen can be found at www.feuerwehr-ahlen.de. Emails can be sent to [email protected].

The operation lasted nearly four hours, and no further details about the repair or containment of the gas leak were provided.

For urgent matters, the Fire Department Ahlen can be reached at 02382-9500. The search results do not provide specific information about the operation beyond the details outlined above.

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