Fire brigade successfully fights house fire in Zwettl!

Fire brigade successfully fights house fire in Zwettl!

In a dramatic operation, the fire brigades in and around Zwettl had to respond to a house fire in Mitterreith on Sunday evening. As the “Doku-NÖ” platform reported, the roof of a single-family home and parts of the upper floor were already in flames when the rescue workers arrived. Extinguishing measures were immediately initiated while the Zwettl-Stadt fire brigade got its ladder into position to fight the fire from above. Despite intensive efforts, two cats that were in the house could not be saved. However, human lives remained unharmed. After about three hours, the fire department was able to report that the fire was out. In order to prevent a new flare-up, a fire safety watch was set up, so noen.at.

In another incident, the fire brigades in Zwettl have been confronted with dealing with floods in recent weeks. As early as September 13, 2024, emergency services began taking preventative measures, including filling sandbags to protect the city from impending flooding. Despite warnings from the weather services, the city experienced devastating flooding, resulting in a “permanent operation”. A total of 164 operations were carried out by the Zwettl-Stadt fire department, including rescuing 13 people from their homes and other flooded vehicles. The first clean-up work began on September 15th, which was threatened by persistent rain showers and rising water levels. The final operation to eliminate the consequences of the flood was only completed on Saturday evening, as the fire department reported. Thanks go to the numerous helpers and the great solidarity in the community ff.zwettl.at.