Everyday hero: Postal worker saves tenant from burning house!

Everyday hero: Postal worker saves tenant from burning house!

On February 22, 2025, there was a dramatic room fire on Paracelsusstrasse in Linz, which was caused by burnt food in a ground floor apartment. As early as 7:49 a.m., the Linz fire department alerted the emergency services to the apartment building after an emergency call. The flames quickly spread to the furniture in the apartment as the tenant desperately tried to escape the smoke.

At this critical moment, the tenant was observed by an attentive postal carrier who happened to be on site. The employee noticed that she tried to squeeze out through an open window in the tube frame to escape the thick smoke. With presence of mind, he acted immediately, grabbed the young woman by her feet and pulled her out of the danger zone with all his strength, while the cumbersome roller shutter closed behind her again. The tenant was then handed over to the emergency services with suspected smoke inhalation nachrichten.at reported.

Fire department extinguishes the fire

The fire department was able to quickly bring the fire under control. A respiratory protection team extinguished the flames, while another team checked the slightly smoke-filled stairwell and calmed the other tenants. Fortunately, other apartments in the building remained undamaged and could still be used. After his courageous act, the courageous postman said modestly: “Anyone would have done that and now I have to deliver another 140 packages.” fireworld.at held on.