Fire in the heating room: Oststeirer injured when extinguishing!

Fire in the heating room: Oststeirer injured when extinguishing!

in Vorau, Styria, broke out a fire in a family home on Friday, December 13, 2024, which was caused by a defective extension cable. At around 2:00 p.m., the 45-year-old house resident noticed the fire stove in the heating room thanks to his acoustic smoke detector. He reacted quickly and alerted the fire brigade, but also tried to extinguish the fire himself. Unfortunately, he suffered flue gas poisoning and had to be taken to the hospital in Vorau, as fireworld.at . The fire that was triggered by the broken cable could finally be deleted by the emergency services.

flue gas poisoning in the extinguishing attempt

The incident occurred in Puchegg, a district of Vorau. Despite his injury, the 45-year-old was determined to control the fire before the fire brigade arrived. Unfortunately, this brave action led to serious flue gas poisoning. The circumstances that led to this fire were examined by a police brander's investigator, which confirmed that the defective extension cable was the trigger, such as Zeitung reported. Fortunately, the fire could be deleted quickly, and the dangers of smoke and fire were contained.