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Room fire at Christmas: Tragic death in Vienna-Döbling!
A woman died in a room fire in Vienna-Döbling. Neighbors alerted the fire department, who evacuated other residents. Investigations are ongoing.
Room fire at Christmas: Tragic death in Vienna-Döbling!
In the early hours of December 25th, a tragic room fire occurred on Krottenbachstrasse in Vienna-Döbling, in which a woman died. The fire department was alerted by residents who had noticed smoke coming from a window of the apartment building. According to the Vienna fire department, six emergency vehicles with a total of 27 firefighters responded at 3:45 a.m. When the forces arrived, the windows had already burst and thick smoke was coming from the apartment. In a courageous effort, they immediately began extinguishing the fire and searched the apartment oe24.at reported.
The firefighters found the woman and quickly brought her outside, but the emergency doctor who was alerted could only determine that the resident was dead. In addition to the unfortunate loss, a total of eight other people were evacuated from the building and looked after by the Vienna professional rescue service. After the rescue measures were completed, they were able to return safely to their homes. The fire was finally extinguished using two extinguishing lines and the affected apartment was thoroughly cleared of smoke meinkreis.at.
Cause of fire under investigation
The exact reasons for the room fire are currently unclear and the investigation is ongoing. Small fires are not uncommon during the Christmas season, but this incident has taken a tragic turn. It remains to be seen what findings the ongoing investigation will provide in order to get to the bottom of the cause and prevent similar incidents in the future.