Drama in Rottenmann: Room fire and serious motorcycle accident shake the city!

Drama in Rottenmann: Room fire and serious motorcycle accident shake the city!

On April 28, 2025, there were two notable operations by the volunteer fire department in Rottenmann, Styria. At around 1:23 a.m. the fire department was called to a fire in a residential building. The fire broke out in the teenager's bedroom of a house, the cause of which remains unclear. An alert adult had successfully tried to put out the fire with a foam extinguisher before the fire department arrived. The residents of the house ventilated the rooms themselves while the fire brigade intervened. The emergency services used a thermal imaging camera to check for hidden embers. Fortunately, no further dangers could be identified and the operation was ended quickly. fireworld.at

The fire department's second deployment followed in the afternoon at 3:00 p.m. when a serious traffic accident was reported on the B113, at the entrance to the A9 in the direction of Liezen. A motorcyclist was involved in an accident with a car. While the car driver was uninjured, the motorcycle driver suffered some serious injuries. The fire department was alerted at 3:08 p.m. and responded with an HLF-3 and a TLF-A. The tasks of the emergency services included preventative fire protection, securing the vehicles involved in the accident, tying up leaked operating resources and supporting the police in traffic control. The Red Cross also provided assistance in transporting the injured motorcyclist. The operation was ended after the clean-up work was completed.

Analysis of fire and accident statistics

These two incidents also shed light on the overall security situation in urban areas. CTIF's Center for Fire Statistics Report No. 28, released in 2023, analyzes data from 38 states and 26 major cities. The report provides valuable insight into fire causes and risks. The “100 CITIES – 100 YEARS” project deals with urban fire risks over the last century and is part of the ongoing analysis of fire events worldwide. Important questions are the number of fires recorded in the last 100 years and the number of victims. These findings are crucial for improving safety standards and further developing fire protection concepts. ctif.org

The data collected by the CTIF forms a valuable basis for future forecasts and strategies in fire protection. The use and implementation of a risk model to assess fire risks should help to understand and respond to fire events more effectively. Such statistics are important not only for the fire service, but also for policy makers and the public to create better awareness of the dangers.