Large -scale operation of the fire brigade: Inferno in Villacher industrial company!

Large -scale operation of the fire brigade: Inferno in Villacher industrial company!

in the Fellach district of Villach, a devastating fire occurred in an industrial company on Sunday, March 9, 2025. Shortly after 1:00 p.m., the emergency call was triggered after several callers reported heavy smoke development on a company building near a shopping center. At the instruction of the fire brigade control center, numerous fire brigades were immediately alerted, including the FF Fellach and the main fire station Villach to start the extinguishing work, as the main fire station reported.

Already when the first emergency services arrived, part of the operating hall and the plastic pipes stored in front of it were in full fire. "The fire threatened to spread the interior of the hall," said main fire inspector Harald Geissler. In order to master the flames, several respiratory protection teams used extinguishing lines, supported by a water cannon of the turntable ladder. Despite the enormous heat and the dense smoke development, the approximately 130 firefighters from nine weirs were able to check the fire within about 1.5 hours, which prevented a spread to adjacent buildings and the shopping center. The firefighters worked intensively on fighting embers in the insulation, and had to remove the tin facade of the hall, such as FireWorld.at reported.

no injured and ongoing investigations

During the mission, the Red Cross provided an ambulance, but luckily there were no injuries. However, the strong heat caused the windows to break in the company hall, which led to additional smoke development inside the hall. The company's administrative wing was saved from the flames, but the warehouse suffered significant damage due to the soot. The Villach criminal police are currently investigating the cause of the fire, which is still unknown. The local fire brigade has taken over the fire station, reported the Kleine Zeitung .