Also in Bonn-Medinghoven several dumpsters caught fire shortly following midnight. When the police and fire brigade were on site, a larger group attacked them with fireworks and stones. Only a hundred people might later dissolve the group of people. Nobody got hurt.
Also in Düsseldorf according to a spokesman, the police moved to operations on New Year’s Eve with “various rioters and people hitting themselves” out. The operations were spread across the entire city area.
In Köln was the police on New Year’s Eve, according to a spokeswoman with hundreds of forces “at different hotspots” in action. With increasing alcohol consumption, firecrackers were also fired in the direction of people, said a police spokeswoman.
In addition, as the alcohol level increased, there were also minor arguments and bullying. As usual on New Year’s Eve, more police officers than usual were on duty.
Fire brigade has to extinguish numerous fires in NRW
The fire brigade in particular had to go out once more and once more on New Year’s Eve because buildings were on fire. In a residential building in the Sauerland Balve Beckum (Märkischer Kreis) a woman died in a fire. The 66-year-old resident was found dead early on New Year’s Day while putting out the fire, police said.
The building was already fully engulfed in flames when rescue workers arrived and was in danger of collapsing following the fire. The cause of the fire was initially unknown.
A major fire broke out early in the morning Düsseldorf in the Heerdt district. The fire brigade was on site with a large contingent. Residents should keep doors and windows closed because of odor nuisance.
Previously, paper rolls burst into flames in another major fire in the warehouse of a Düsseldorf builders’ merchant in the Reisholz district. According to a spokesman, the fire brigade was on site with numerous emergency services. According to the police, there were no injuries. A section of the railway had to be temporarily closed. The building materials trade is located in an industrial area in the south of Düsseldorf. The cause of the fire was initially unclear.
The forces in Hochsauerland district spoke during the night of an unusually large number of smaller fires. For example, carports, balconies and hedges burned. In Luedenscheid In the Sauerland, a car repair shop burned where several cars were parked.
In Bergneustadt In Bergisches Land, a fire largely destroyed a residential and commercial building with a garden center. In Kreuztal-Krombach there was a fire outside the Krombacher brewery.
In Prussian Oldendorf In the Minden-Lübbecke district, a single-family house burned down completely during the night. The fire started in the roof structure and the damage is estimated at 200,000 euros. The owners were not at home but on vacation. The police are investigating the cause of the fire.
The fire brigade arrived early in the morning Moenchengladbach more than 40 small fires, often in rubbish bins and waste paper containers. A trailer loaded with bales of straw caught fire in Peel and a car in downtown Mönchengladbach.
Injuries from firecrackers, alcohol and fights
The emergency services also had their hands full on New Year’s Eve. The emergency services were primarily concerned with injuries caused by often illegal firecrackers.
In Essen In the Katernberg district, a man was critically injured and his eight-year-old daughter seriously injured when they tried to launch New Year’s rockets together. The fireworks went off early, police said. Both were taken to a special clinic in Bochum with burns.
In Bottrop An 11-year-old child suffered minor facial burns from a misguided missile. A 23-year-old man suffered injuries to his hand and face from fireworks in the city center.
In Julich In the district of Düren, a man lost two fingers on New Year’s Eve. According to the police, the 27-year-old had glued several approved firecrackers together. When ignited, the homemade bundle exploded in the man’s hand.
In addition, a tangible argument at a New Year’s Eve party for a man in Jülich ended first in the hospital and then at a police station. The residents of an apartment building had fought shortly following midnight. According to the police, the heavily intoxicated 28-year-old was first treated with a laceration. He then stole an unlocked bicycle from outside the hospital and fell in front of a witness. The Jülicher was taken into custody.
In Moenchengladbach A 12-year-old child suffered eye injuries from firecrackers. It was transported to a special clinic in Krefeld, according to the fire brigade.
In Deer several young people were seriously injured on New Year’s Day when they ignited found firecrackers. A 13-year-old exploded a firecracker found on the street on Sunday followingnoon and was seriously injured in the hand, according to the Recklinghausen police. He had to be taken to a children’s hospital in a rescue helicopter. His mother, who was also present, was slightly injured.
Two young people had previously found and ignited a firecracker in a garbage can nearby. The 17-year-old was seriously injured in his hand and was taken to a hospital by rescue helicopter; the 18-year-old was slightly injured.
Full emergency rooms in the clinics
The university hospital Münster reported by “many blast injuries“. Patients would often have injured their arms or face during fireworks. On New Year’s Day, patients would come who had been drunk, for example when they fell off their bikes, and only noticed the injuries belatedly.
Also the university hospital Düsseldorf reported injuries following the fireworks: for example on the hand, eyes or face. Children are also affected. The emergency room was not overloaded, but had a lot to do on New Year’s Eve. The emergency medicine clinic at the Evangelical Clinics in Essen-Mitte said the night was rather quiet.
In the university clinic Köln around 20 patients were treated surgically in the central emergency room because they were injured, for example, by firecrackers. That is the normal extent for a New Year’s Eve, according to the clinic. However, the number of patients in ophthalmology is striking: 50 patients were treated here by New Year’s followingnoon because they were injured, for example, by small parts from fireworks.
Im St. Marien Hospital in wins many people came to the emergency room with respiratory problems. Among them were in particular patients with chronic respiratory diseases, reports the hospital. In particular they had problems with the high level of fine dust pollution caused by the New Year’s Eve fireworks.
