On Tuesday, August 6, 2024, shortly after 8:20 PM, the Bern cantonal police received a report of a fire at a farmhouse in Oberbalm. Emergency services that promptly responded found a farmhouse and an adjacent barn fully engulfed in flames. Members of the Köniz fire department, the Oberbalm fire department, and the professional fire department of Protection and Rescue Bern were able to bring the fire under control. The building was completely destroyed.
At the time of the outbreak, approximately 30 quails, about a dozen chickens, and a calf were in the barn, which could only be recovered dead. No people were injured.
In addition to various services from the Bern cantonal police and fire departments, an ambulance team was also on standby for safety. Residents of the neighboring building were accommodated with third parties for the night. The farmhouse was under renovation at the time of the fire.
The Bern cantonal police have launched an investigation into the cause of the fire and the extent of the property damage.
District Authority Bern-Mittelland
(jef)