Major fire in St. Marein: 20 fire departments in constant operation!

Major fire in St. Marein: 20 fire departments in constant operation!

On Thursday, March 20, 2025, a devastating major fire occurred in Lamberg, municipality of St. Marein near Graz, which completely destroyed a commercial business and adjacent buildings. The first alarm reached the Petersdorf II volunteer fire department at 6:44 p.m., whereupon 20 fire departments from the Feldbach, Graz area, Weiz and Leibnitz regions were mobilized. A total of around 205 firefighters were deployed to fight the inferno, which was already fully ablaze when the first rescue workers arrived fireworld.at reported.

Within a few minutes, smoke gas ignition occurred, which further fueled the fire and even engulfed an adjacent residential building and vehicles in the parking lot. Despite the intensive fire-fighting measures, the situation seemed to get out of control. However, thanks to the rapid intervention of the fire brigade, further buildings were prevented from being affected. Heavy respiratory protection was used to combat the enormous smoke and heat. In addition, several gas bottles had to be rescued from the danger zone meinkreis.at mentioned.

Injured emergency services and ongoing follow-up work

A total of three fire brigade officers were injured during the challenging operation, two of them received medical care at LKH Feldbach. The operational management was under the command of Commander Gottfried Hofer. The fire was finally brought under control around 9 p.m., but extinguishing work continued until the morning. The cause of the fire is currently unknown and is being investigated by local authorities. A fire safety guard from the fire department remains on duty to combat possible embers. The situation on site continues to be closely monitored.