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Full fire in the winter garden: Police are investigating in Vestenbergsgreuth!
Fire in the winter garden of a single-family home in Vestenbergsgreuth: Extensive investigations into the cause of the fire are underway.
Full fire in the winter garden: Police are investigating in Vestenbergsgreuth!
On September 20, 2025, there was a devastating fire in a single-family home in Vestenbergsgreuth. As the Bavaria Police Reportedly, the fire broke out in the winter garden around 4:30 p.m. It is assumed that the flames were ignited in the area of the terrace. When the emergency services arrived, the winter garden was already fully ablaze and the fire had quickly spread to the roof structure.
In an impressive operation, several surrounding fire departments were on site to fight the fire. Luckily there were no injuries. The property damage is estimated at a six-figure amount. The exact cause of the fire is currently unclear; investigations by the Erlanger Criminal Investigation Department are ongoing.
Memories of similar incidents
This fire report is also reminiscent of an incident on June 25th, when an empty company building in Fichtelberg went up in flames. According to that Bayreuther Tagblatt 250 firefighters were deployed to fight the flames. Flames were already coming from the roof when the fire was reported at 4:30 p.m. Two turntable ladders were used to extinguish the embers from above.
Residents were warned to keep windows and doors closed while the fire department worked on extinguishing the fire well into the night. Luckily there were no injuries here either, but the property damage is also estimated to be in the low six-figure range. The criminal police are investigating, but cannot yet provide any concrete information about the cause of the fire.
A look at the causes of fires
What is actually behind many of these fires? The Institute for Loss Prevention and Loss Research of Public Insurers (IFS) recently published statistics on the causes of fires, which show for the year 2024 that around 2,000 fire cause investigations will be carried out every year. The results are collected and evaluated in a damage database, with common triggers such as electricity and human error remaining stable over the years, as shown on the website IFS can be read.
The increase in battery fires is particularly noticeable, which is due to the increasing number of battery-operated devices. The fires investigated cause significant damage, which is why the work of the IFS is of great importance in developing measures to prevent damage.
The recent events in Vestenbergsgreuth and Fichtelberg show once again how quickly a fire can break out and what devastating consequences it can have. It is hoped that the investigation will quickly provide information about the causes of the fires and that future incidents can be prevented.