Friday Night Fires

The Grand Ducal Fire and Rescue Corps (CGDIS) reported two interventions on Friday evening. The first incident occurred shortly after 7:30pm in Septfontaines, where a piece of farming equipment caught fire. Emergency crews from Habscht, Mamer, and Tuntange responded to the scene, along with an ambulance from Mamer.[1]

Later that night, just before midnight, firefighters were called to a vegetation fire on Jean Monnet Street in the Kirchberg district of Luxembourg City. The local fire station was dispatched to bring the situation under control. No injuries were reported in either incident.[1]

Farming equipment in Septfontaines. Vegetation on Jean Monnet Street in Kirchberg. A tractor and a bush, separated by 30 kilometres and four hours. This has been a week of fires. Thursday night: two fires, Bettembourg and Esch. Friday morning: three fires, Luxembourg City, Greisch, Itzigerste. Friday night: two more, Septfontaines and Kirchberg. The CGDIS bought 76 new vehicles yesterday. They are using them. The ground is dry. The sun is back at 30 degrees today. The barbecues are banned at the lake. The fires are not banned everywhere. They just keep starting.[1]