Cellar fire in Altheim: glowing coals provide large -scale use!

Cellar fire in Altheim: glowing coals provide large -scale use!

A dramatic commitment employed the fire brigade in Altheim on Saturday evening, Upper Austria, when a basement fire caused a sensation. Around 7:30 p.m., a 35-year-old resident of the multi-party house Rauch noticed and immediately alerted the emergency services. The fire sparked the glowing coal residue that a 39-year-old resident had parked after a barbecue evening in the basement. This was confirmed by the police on Sunday. The fire led to a strong smoke development, which quickly spread in the building of the building.

large -scale deployment of the emergency services

A total of 65 firefighters, accompanied by eight police officers and six paramedics, hurried to rescue and evacuate 30 house residents. Thanks to the quick action, all residents could safely get out of the building. However, considerable damage was caused: two cellar compartments were badly damaged. Two people suffered flue gas poisoning and had to be hospitalized. According to the information from Kleine Zeitung , the emergency services were in use to control the situation.

While the fire brigade immediately moved to fire fighting with respiratory protection masks, all apartments were checked to ensure that nobody was in the building anymore. The residents had to look for a different accommodation for the night, while the fire brigade secured the fire site and examined the damage caused. How high the damage is is still unclear, but the effects of the fire were clearly visible, since the basement was affected considerably, as well as 5min.at reported.