Garden hut drama: Fire brigade saves St. Pölten in front of Flammeninferno!

On February 7, 2025, there were two large fire events in Austria, which triggered the alarm among the fire brigades. First the fire brigade in St. Pölten was called to a fire in a garden hut in Harland. The fire brigades St. Pölten Stattersdorf and Ochsenburg fought with heavy breathing protection against the flames and were able to quickly control the fire. Fortunately, there were no injuries, but the cause of the fire is so far unclear how fireworld.at reported.

At the same time there was an alarming full fire of the Eisenaualm on Schafberg in St. Gilgen. The fire was reported at 8.30 a.m. and several fire brigade commanders from the region called for quick support. The alpine hut, which is located at 1,015 meters above sea level, was extensive known to hikers and cyclists. The Unteracher Commandant Walter Höllermann noticed the massive smoke development from his house and immediately activated the alarm. Operational manager Christopher Fischer from the Sankt Gilgen fire department reported that due to water lack of water, further fire brigades and tank fire vehicles were requested, which required commuting traffic from water transports. In addition, the police helicopters from Linz and Salzburg were switched on to throw out fire water from the Attersee, while a fire brigade drone supported the reversal work with a thermal imaging camera. Unfortunately, the Buchberghütte could not be saved and burned down completely. In this case, too, there were no injuries, but the cause of the fire is unclear and investigations by the State Criminal Police Office.