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

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

Rottenmann, Österreich - On April 28, 2025, Rottenmann, Styria, occurred two remarkable operations by the volunteer fire brigade. Around 1:23 a.m., the fire brigade was called for a fire in a house. The fire broke out in the youth room of a house, the cause of which has so far remained unclear. An attentive adult had successfully tried to extinguish the fire with a foam extinguisher before the fire brigade arrived. The residents of the house released the rooms independently, while the fire brigade intervened. With a thermal imaging camera, the emergency services checked for hidden embers. Fortunately, no further dangers could be found, and the assignment was ended quickly.

The second assignment of the fire brigade followed in the afternoon at 3:00 p.m. when a serious traffic accident on the B113, at the driveway to the A9 towards Liezen, was registered. A motorcyclist was involved in an accident with a car. While the car driver was unharmed, the motorcycle link was sometimes serious injuries. The fire brigade was alerted at 3:08 p.m. and moved out with an HLF-3 and a TLF-A. The tasks of the emergency services included preventive fire protection, the securing of the accident vehicles, binding equipment and the support of the police in the traffic regulation. In addition, the Red Cross was provided with the removal of the injured motorcyclist. The use was ended after the cleanup.

Analysis of fire and accident statistics

These two incidents also take a look at the general security situation in urban areas. Report No. 28 of the Center for Fire Statistics of the CTIF, which was published in 2023, analyzes data from 38 states and 26 major cities. The report offers valuable insights into the causes of fire and risks. The “100 Cities - 100 Years” project deals with urban fire risks in the last century and is a part of the ongoing analysis of fire events worldwide. Important questions are the number of fires recorded in the past 100 years and the number of victims. These findings are crucial to improve the security standards and develop fire protection concepts.

The CFIF data collected form a valuable basis for future forecasts and strategies in fire protection. Use and implementation of a risk model to evaluate fire risks should help to understand fire events more effectively and to react to them. Such statistics are not only important for the fire brigade, but also for political decision -makers and the public to create better awareness of the dangers.