Drama in Vienna-Ottakring: Family saves itself from a burning apartment!

Drama in Vienna-Ottakring: Family saves itself from a burning apartment!

A dramatic incident occurred on Saturday afternoon in Vienna-Ottakring when a suddenly broken fire brought a family of five. The fire broke out in Panikengasse around 8 p.m. and spread rapidly in the anteroom of the apartment. The escape over the staircase was impossible for the family due to the violent smoke development, so that they decided to flee through a window, such as krone.at reported.

The parents acted quickly and brought their three children to safety, but the father injured himself while fleeing. Thanks to the brave action of the family, worse could be prevented. When the emergency services arrived, the front door was already completely burned, but the fire brigade was able to control and extinguish the fire quickly. To be on the safe side, the entire staircase was evacuated and all other apartments checked, reported wien.orf.at .

The injured father was immediately taken to the hospital, while the cause of the fire is currently still being determined. The quick intervention of the fire brigade and the remarkable reaction of the family have most likely prevented worse things.