Alarm mood in Mondsee: petrol station full of theater smoke!

Alarm mood in Mondsee: petrol station full of theater smoke!

In the early morning of December 22, 2024, there was a fire brigade in Tiefgraben, which caused some excitement. At 5:24 a.m. the fire brigades Hof, Tiefgraben, Guggenberg and Mondsee were alerted with the alarm text: "Fire petrol station - smoke from shop and fire alarm". When the emergency services arrived, poet, gray -white smoke penetrated from the entrance to the petrol station shop. As krone.at , an employee of the petrol station had apparently triggered the alarm system by carelessness.

theater smoke causes confusion

The alarm led to the release of large quantities of theater smoke, which is strategically used to confuse burglars. This special smoke shape had heavily smoked the petrol station area and made the situation appear like a real fire. Johannes Wiedlroither from the Hof fire brigade near Mondsee said: "The control of the fire brigades quickly showed that it was actually a theater smoke." This was confirmed by various emergency services that were on site.

Thanks to the fast reactions of the fire brigades, the emergency services were able to quickly control the situation. After about 30 minutes in which the petrol station shop was ventilated, the firefighters were able to move in again. A total of around 60 employees of fire brigades, red cross and the police were on duty and were glad that the alarm came to an end on the fourth Sunday of Advent, such as fireworld.at reported.