Firefighters called to emergency room to free woman’s fingers from blender
When all attempts to remove a woman’s fingers from a hand blender had failed during surgery, the doctors in a south German hospital called in the fire brigade.
Two dead and three injured in fire at house for homeless and refugees
A fire at a housing unit in southern Germany for homeless people and refugees killed two people and seriously injured three others early on Monday morning.
Police hunt suspects who beat up firefighters at New Year
Police in a Lower Saxony are searching for suspects who allegedly attacked and beat up firefighters as they tried to respond to an emergency over New Year.
Explosions heard as fire rips through Berlin supermarket
Fire services in the German capital described witnessing repeated explosions as they struggle against a huge blaze at an Asian supermarket.
Giant fire casts pall over Hamburg city festival
A huge cloud of smoke was visible over Hamburg on Sunday evening after a fire broke out at a warehouse in the Veddel district of Germany's "Gate to the World."
Firefighters flummoxed as fire strikes on home turf
Early on Monday morning a fire broke out at a fire station in a northwest German town, damaging the building, equipment and fire trucks.
PHOTOS: Huge cloud of CO2 floods central Mainz
A huge amount of carbon dioxide (CO2) leaked from a transport truck in central Mainz on Tuesday, immobilizing traffic around the centre of the city and forcing the closure of the Christmas market.
German firefighters 'set fires to look like heroes'
Four firemen have been convicted of arson in northern Germany after it emerged that they were regularly setting fires so they could heroically extinguish them.
Firefighters rescue pet fish from aquarium blaze
Firefighters in Düsseldorf proved that every life matters on Sunday – by rescuing 25 fish after an apartment blaze.
Hamburg bunker blast and fire injure 38
UPDATE: A fire and explosion in a World War II-era bunker injured at least 38 people in Hamburg on Tuesday morning.
Hanover welcomes toughest fireman contest
More than 500 firefighters from all over the world have descended on Hanover this week to compete for the title of "Toughest Firefighter Alive".