Fatal room fire in Vienna-Penzing: Lost a life in a tragic way!

Fatal room fire in Vienna-Penzing: Lost a life in a tragic way!

Nikischgasse, 1140 Wien, Österreich - Tagic room fires in Vienna demand life and lead to dramatic rescue actions

In Vienna, two tragic room fires recently occurred that had fatal consequences. On March 6, 2025, the Vienna professional fire brigade was alerted into a fire in Nikischgasse in the 14th district. As early as 8:55 p.m., the firefighters reached the site, where they immediately started the extinguishing work. The apartment door had to be opened by force to combat the fire, which was characterized by strong smoke. Unfortunately, the emergency services discovered a lifeless person in the fire apartment during their search - any help came too late. 27 firefighters were in use until 10:45 p.m. to extinguish the fire and ventilate the neighboring apartment. The cause of the fire is currently being examined by the investigative authorities, such as fireworld.at reported .

Another fire in the Alterlaa residential park: life -saving measures fail

Less than two months earlier, on January 19, 2024, the fire brigade was called to another room fire in the Alterlaa residential park. Here there was an alarm through smoke detectors on the 15th floor, which led to an immediate increase in the alarm level. In this case, too, the emergency services had to open the apartment door. During the search, they found a lifeless man in the bedroom. Rescue measures were immediately initiated and the man was brought into a safe area where the resuscitation began. Despite the efforts of the firefighters and the rapid rescue workers, any help came too late and the man died in the clinic. The fire brigade took over the control of the expired fire and ensured the smokehouse on the adjacent area. Here, too, the cause of the fire remained unclear and is examined by the police, such as Feuerbehren.at reported .