Fire in Linz-Urfahr: Apartment burns, passer-by discovers flames!

Fire in Linz-Urfahr: Apartment burns, passer-by discovers flames!

A dramatic apartment fire occurred in Linz-Urfahr on Friday evening when the professional fire department was called to a quick response. At 11:18 a.m., an alert passer-by alerted the emergency services after he noticed thick smoke coming from the courtyard of an apartment complex on Heindlstrasse. When the fire brigade arrived, it was discovered that the fire had broken out on the second floor. It was initially unclear whether anyone was still in the apartment, which made the situation particularly tense.

Fire brigade in rapid action

Firefighters tackled the flames from both inside and outside. Fortunately, after intensive checks, it turned out that no one was in the affected apartment. Just around half an hour after arriving, the fire brigade was able to complete the operation with the message “fire out”. In addition to extinguishing the fire, the emergency services also checked the adjacent apartments for possible smoke and carbon monoxide pollution meinkreis.at reported.

Parallel to this operation, the Linz professional fire brigade was also active on Roth-Limanowa-Strasse, where another apartment fire was reported on the 1st floor of an apartment building. Here too, thanks to their quick response, the fire brigade was able to quickly bring the fire under control. The fire department confirmed that no information is yet available about the causes of the fire or possible injuries. Safety measures also included checking surrounding homes for smoke hazards.