Fire on a roof terrace

There was a major deployment of the Cham fire brigade on the Luzernerstrasse in Cham: a wood-framed raised garden bed on a roof terrace caught fire. According to current investigations, the fire was due to careless use of smoking products.

Shortly after 6:15 p.m. on Saturday, April 18, a local resident reported to the Zug Police Operations Headquarters that there was a fire on a flat roof on the Luzernerstrasse in the municipality of Cham. The fire brigade was informed and deployed to the scene of the fire. There, they found that a wood-framed raised garden bed had caught fire on a terrace, the Zuger law enforcement authorities announced on Sunday.

Fire damage to the wood-framed raised garden bed.

The flames were quickly extinguished by the emergency services. Thanks to the early alarm and the rapid intervention of the fire brigade, a larger fire was prevented, continues the report. No one was injured.

According to the investigations so far, the cause of the fire was the careless handling of smoking products.The Luzernerstrasse had to be closed in both directions during the firefighting operation. 55 members of the Cham fire brigade, as well as employees of the Zug Police were on duty.

Caution when dealing with smoking products
In this context, the Zug police would like to remind the public that smoking products and ash can still cause fires after several hours. They thereby point out that ashes or used cigarettes or other smoking products should not be placed in paper bags or cardboard, wood or plastic containers. These must be deposited in a metal container until they have completely cooled. down, and the metal container must be kept outdoors.