Balcony fire in Kössen: Fire brigade saves residents from Flammeninferno!

Balcony fire in Kössen: Fire brigade saves residents from Flammeninferno!

Kössen, Österreich - on March 14, 2025 at 12:55 p.m., a fire broke out in a multi -party house in Kössen, Tyrol, which was associated with a dramatic rescue operation. The 57-year-old resident of a first floor had put a gas furnace into operation when there was a dangerous deflusion. To prevent an apartment fire, the man decided to pull the burning gas oven onto the balcony. But the fire had already spread to the balcony above when the police arrived.

First aiders, consisting of a 40-year-old and a 21-year-old Austrian, as well as the 57-year-old and a 74-year-old woman from the affected apartment had to be taken to the St. Johann hospital in Tyrol for an examination. Fortunately, the building area had already been evacuated by other residents when the fire brigade arrived. The Kössen volunteer fire brigade with 31 emergency services and 5 vehicles as well as the Reit im Winkl volunteer fire brigade were with 15 emergency services and 3 vehicles. The Red Cross was also on site with 2 vehicles and 5 rescue workers.

considerable property damage

As reported, the building caused considerable damage to the building through the fire, which reached at lightning speed. These dramatic events once again underline the dangers that gas stoves can assume if they are not properly used. It was acted quickly to prevent worse things, which shows how important addressed security measures and training are in dealing with such devices. In a region such as Kitzbühel, where the number of gas kitchens in the apartments is high, such incidents are particularly alarming, since they can not only bring material damage but also lifestyle, as the current events in Kössen impressively demonstrate.