Milk robot saves farm in front of the major fire in St. Georgen am Walde!

Milk robot saves farm in front of the major fire in St. Georgen am Walde!

On the night of Friday there was a devastating fire on a farm in St. Georgen am Walde, district Perg. A milking robot alerted the farmer after a power failure occurred. When the farmer looked at the right, he already found his stable in flames. Firefighters were able to save 110 animals, including cows and calves, but unfortunately at least 40 of the 150 animals in the stable died in the stable due to the rapid fire, which was triggered by a technical defect in a heat lamp, the police reported.

A total of 13 fire departments with around 190 emergency services in alarm mode three were on site when the fire was reported at 11:03 p.m. Although the fire certificate was already visible from a great distance, the water supply initially represented a significant challenge. Head of operations Peter Spiegl explained that they were initially only dependent on the gas potatoes. But with three feeder lines, enough water was finally managed to the site. Despite the intensive efforts of the fire brigade, it was possible to prevent the flames from spreading to the adjacent living tract and all people were unharmed. However, the 140 cattle in the stable were in acute danger, which led to a dramatic rescue operation in which numerous respiratory protection teams had to fight the flames to save the animals, as well as the Upper Austrian Nachrichten. reported.

While the reversal work is ongoing, two fire departments are still in use. Fortunately, the affected family was able to get to safety, and the focus is now on the aftermath and precise clarification of the causes of the fire, while the emergency services are praised for their rapid reaction. According to , the extinguishing water supply was finally solved efficiently by well-coordinated measures, which helped to prevent the worst.