Dresden Fire and Rescue Service Contends with Two Simultaneous Incidents in the City's Northern Region

On August 26, 2025, two separate incidents occurred in the city of Dresden, Germany.

At around 3:45 PM, a serious traffic accident took place on Radeberger Landstraße, Dresdner Heide involving a Renault and a Volkswagen. The seriously injured driver of the Renault was trapped in the vehicle and needed to be freed by firefighters using hydraulic rescue equipment. The driver was later taken to a hospital. The police are currently investigating the cause of the collision, and the Radeberger Landstraße is currently fully closed in both directions.

In a separate incident, which occurred between 3:35 PM and 4:45 PM in Kirchstraße, Langebrück, a fire broke out at a balcony power station. The incident involved a defect in a battery during the installation, causing heavy smoke. As a result, one person inhaled smoke and was examined by the rescue service before being taken to a hospital with suspected smoke inhalation. Four people were injured in total, with one person suffering serious injuries. The firefighters removed the battery from the building and placed it in a water bath to prevent further danger. The smoke spread to a room in the basement of a residential building, but it was then ventilated with a fan.

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During the Kirchstraße incident, a doctor provided first aid to the trapped driver before he was taken to a hospital. A total of 28 firefighters and rescue workers from Albertstadt fire and rescue station, Langebrück neighborhood fire department, and A-service and U-service were involved in the incident. Around 40 firefighters and rescue workers from several fire and rescue stations, including Albertstadt, Striesen, and Altstadt, Neustadt and Trachau, B-service, and Klotzsche neighborhood, were involved in the rescue operation.

The search results do not provide the name of the head of the Dresden fire department responsible for calling appearances regarding the investigation of the car accident on Radeberger Landstraße in the Dresdner Heide in August 2025. The three people with minor injuries from the traffic accident were also taken to nearby hospitals by ambulance.

The authorities urge the public to exercise caution and avoid the affected areas until further notice.

Dresden Fire and Rescue Service Contends with Two Simultaneous Incidents in the City's Northern Region