Balcony and roof truss fire in press tree: fire brigade saves three injuries!

Balcony and roof truss fire in press tree: fire brigade saves three injuries!

A dramatic fire occurred in a residential building on the main street in Pressbaum when a balcony and the roof structure above were on fire. Neighbors who were alerted by crackling noises hurried to help and tried to combat the fire with a hand fire extinguisher until the fire brigade arrived. Thanks to the fast reaction of the neighbors, the fire could be discovered in good time, which prevented spreading to the entire roof, such as noen.at reported.

The intervention of the fire brigade was crucial: the first breathing protection team quickly brought the fire under control, and the residents could be brought to safety. Three people suffered injuries, two of whom had to be hospitalized. After about 75 minutes, "fire" was reported, while the firefighters partially bumped into the roof structure with the support of the fire brigades from Rekawinkel, Tullnerbach and Purkersdorf and deleted the embers. In between, the crisis intervention team of the Red Cross ensured that those affected were medically and psychologically looked after, such as ff-pressbaum.at supplemented.

The cause of the fire remains unclear, but the fire brigade emphasizes the importance of fire detectors. These could not only recognize fires at an early stage, but also arouse sleeping people in good time. It is a lucky coincidence that the fire did not fail worse - just a few minutes later the consequences could have been devastating. The use of the new Aid Vehicles from the Rekawinkel fire brigade (HLF2) also represented the first fire for the team, which the entire fire brigade team is proud of.