Backnang,Germany Apartment Building Fire kills 8 including 7 children

[mikeindabronx]

http://www.toledoblade.com/World/2013/03/10/Germany-Fire-at-apartment-building-kills-8.html

 

[mikeindabronx]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-21732826

 

[benbey]

Hi there, I'm Benjamin Beytekin from Germany and this is my first post at NYCFIRE.NET.  As a proffesional photographer ( freelancer ) I work for different newspapers and press agencies. The pic in the first posted article (AP) is from me.

See full picture galleries of the tragedy: http://www.zvw.de/inhalt.backnang-grossbrand-acht-tote-in-backnang.692d0bbf-024a-4bd5-a5c4-3dcc939a9b28.html
http://www.stuttgarter-nachrichten.de/inhalt.brandkatastrophe-in-backnang-jeder-hat-das-moeglichste-gegeben.36db2614-d380-47b5-b212-c463e8caceeb.html
http://www.stuttgarter-nachrichten.de/inhalt.nach-grossbrand-mit-acht-toten-backnang-trauert-und-nimmt-abschied.a3eaa361-223b-49f9-81c2-86ee7e606d52.html

 

[benbey]

Notic: all responding units to this blaze were from VFD's! In this county no PFD exist.

 

[grumpy grizzly]

Grumpy appreciates the European view of firefighting. It is always the blue stuff on the red stuff. But the last person in my family, who could speak German,  was my father who was a gunner on a B-17 bombing your country. Unfortunately my father died 20 years ago, who can translate. Can u give a basic translation, like the work!

 

[svd385]

Grumpy ... if you cut the links and paste them into Google Chrome it will translate in this case German to English

 

[benbey]

Hi Grumpy!
Take the 'ImTranslator' to your browser ( Add-on) - it is the easiest way to translate anything in a language you want! It is a great tool!
Our way to extinguish a fire is a little bit different to the US.  8)

 

[jlamos]

Great photos, Benbey. Thanks for posting them.

 

[STAjo]

'The Beast' Roared & Killed and had his way in the Dead of Night in Backnang !
[ i saw him in a couple of the pix ] 
God Bless, Rest In Peace