Fire in Pressbaum: Quick rescue when the apartment building catches fire!

Fire in Pressbaum: Quick rescue when the apartment building catches fire!

In Pressbaum there was a dramatic fire in an apartment building shortly before midnight on December 21, 2024. The fire departments from Pressbaum, Rekawinkel, Purkersdorf and Tullnerbach were alerted immediately as a terrace and the house facade were already in flames and the fire had spread to the roof structure. Firefighters immediately began fighting the fire – both inside and outside. A human rescue also had to be carried out. Two people were still in the building and were fortunately rescued in time. Loud meinkreis.at The injured were transported to a hospital after receiving first aid on site.

Cause of fire under investigation

The quick and professional work of the emergency services prevented anything worse from happening and the fire was quickly brought under control and extinguished. To ensure that the embers were completely extinguished, the fire department also opened parts of the roof. The exact cause of the fire and the amount of damage are now the subject of further investigations. A smaller incident on the same day caused additional alarm when paper and plastic began to burn in a cooking pot at the BP gas station on the main street. Here too, the fire brigade intervened quickly and was able to extinguish the fire promptly without causing any injuries noen.at reported.