Kitchen brandy in Udern: 84-year-old saves thanks to neighbors!

Kitchen brandy in Udern: 84-year-old saves thanks to neighbors!

on April 14, 2025, around 7:15 p.m., the Unders fire brigade was alerted to a fire in the kitchen of a residential building in Udern, Tyrol. According to Fireworld , an 84-year-old Austrian had heated oil in a pan before leaving the kitchen. After a short time, she noticed the fire and informed her neighbor, who immediately got the fire with a fire extinguisher and brought the fire under control. The alarmed neighbors called the fire brigade, which was on site with 28 emergency services.

Several further details of the operation were confirmed by the Unders fire brigade. Fortunately, there were no personal injury, but in the kitchen kitchen, considerable damage to property, the amount of which has not yet been known.

Frequency and causes of kitchen fires

kitchen fires are a common risk, as the ifs reported. Over half of all fires in and on buildings are due to electricity and human misconduct. Kitchen fires occur particularly often when the stove is accidentally switched on while combustible materials are on the hob. The IFS recommends not using the stove as a storage or work surface to avoid fires.

A similar situation occurred on August 30, 2021 in Puchheim-Bahnhof, where a 75-year-old resident noticed a kitchen fire. At first she tried to extinguish the fire herself, but this did not succeed. The alarmed fire brigade fought with flames that hit the kitchen window and the spread of the fire to the attic. There was property damage of around 150,000 euros here, and the resident was treated on site due to slight flue gas intoxication. The cause of the fire is determined by the Fürstenfeldbruck criminal police, such as "https://www.merkur.de/lokales/fuerstenfeldbruck/kreisbote/grosser-feuerwehr Earthrift-kuechenbrand-in-puchheim-urchen-sachshaden-buhaden--90953941.html" Class = "Source_2"> Merkur reported.

summarized, the incidents illustrate the dangers of kitchen fires, which are often due to careless behavior. The IFS finds that many people underestimate the risks of kitchen fires, even though they are among the most common causes of fire. In order to avoid such incidents, it is necessary to consciously deal with security -relevant behaviors when cooking.