A major fire broke out in Egerkingen in the canton of Solothurn. As several news scouts report to 20 minutes, this is a timber warehouse belonging to a timber construction company. The Solothurn cantonal police were able to confirm the fire 20 minutes later. “At this point in time, we don’t know any more,” the agency said.
“There are about six to eight large fire engines on site, maybe even more, I can’t say exactly. The fire brigade is fighting the flames », according to a news scout for 20 minutes. It’s still burning, but not as hard as it was around 10:15 p.m. “But the flames are easily five to six meters high,” continued the news scout.
Another reader filmed the column of smoke, several meters high, from her balcony. The woman said the fire broke out around 9:50 p.m. “At least ten fire brigade units are working on the fire, and there are probably more coming because I keep hearing sirens.” The firefighters try to extinguish the fire with a high ladder. “It will be difficult, the fire is out of control.” The reader thinks that the older camp is on fire. «It was still used. And the way it burns, it must have been filled with wood.”