To prevent a possible catastrophe, the city fire service was forced to take emergency measures and partially evacuate the station territory to protect hundreds of passengers from a deadly threat.
The incident occurred in the Pasing-Obermenzing district on Wednesday evening, March 4. At a construction site located on Josef-Felder-Straße, a reinforcement frame weighing about 20 tons took on a dangerous tilt. As soon as it became clear that the structure could fall at any moment, the fire service was immediately alerted. Large-scale operational measures directly affected the operation of the local station, changing the usual traffic schedule and creating significant inconvenience for people.
Multi-ton part in unstable position: course of the evacuation
According to an official report from the Munich Fire Service, the emergency situation occurred during installation work. Employees of the construction company were installing the multi-ton structure into its designed position using a crane when one of the load chains suddenly broke. Since the load attachment points were at a significant height — between ten and fifteen meters — the workers were unable to cope with the problem themselves and called rescuers.
Before specialists began fixing the frame, the operation leader ordered an immediate partial evacuation of the adjacent territory. As a result of these actions, passengers were forced to leave the Pasing station building. Rescue work began only after a complete clearing of the danger zone and official confirmation of the absence of people in this part of the structure. To access the damaged fasteners, firefighters deployed a turntable ladder, which allowed them, together with the builders, to re-secure the part with several chains on the crane traverse.
Completion of work at the Pasing construction site
The complex operation to stabilize the load continued for almost two hours. Only after the 20-ton structure was reliably secured and the threat of collapse had passed was work at the construction site officially allowed to resume. Fire service experts are currently refraining from conclusions about what exactly caused the failure of the lifting device — a technical malfunction or a violation of safety regulations. Specialized departments will investigate the causes of what happened.Source: Feuerwehr München
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