Fire brigade Villach saves residents from a burning apartment building!

Fire brigade Villach saves residents from a burning apartment building!

Villach, Österreich - On June 26, 2025 around 9:00 p.m., the main fire station Villach was alerted after Villach-St. Leonhard was reported to a supposed fire of a garage with gas bottles. The Vassach volunteer fire brigade and other fire departments from Zauchen and Landskron were also consulted for this commitment. The situation was particularly explosive because the tenant of the almost affected garage had already tried to extinguish the fire with a hand -fire extinguisher, but without success. The fire threatened to attack an adjacent multi -party house, which cut four residents in their apartment. In this emergency, the use of around 45 firefighters, supported by the Red Cross and the police, developed its full effect.

The revealing use of heavy breathing protection and two extinguishing lines helped to control the fire. At the same time, several compressed gas bottles that were filled with non -flammable gases were recovered. Fortunately, no flammable gas bottles were in danger. The fire brigade Vassach carried out another fire -fighting attack on the east side of the building and brought fire foam to the fire site. The success quickly settled and a little later "fire from" could be given. Fortunately, there were no injuries during the operation. After the smoke was removed from the building, the Landskron fire brigade checked the roof area for possible embers.

cause of the fire and investigation

The Villach police immediately took up the cause of the fire. In a parallel study, there had been a major fire in an apartment building from Wednesday to Thursday, in which a person tragically killed. The investigation showed that the fire was triggered by carefree handling of smoke products, such as a cigarette or cigar. Notes indicate that the deceased person could have caused the fire himself, which reinforces the tragedy of the incident.

Such incidents illustrate the challenges in fire protection. According to Feuertrutz.de, the statistics on fires, causes of fire and the associated injuries and deaths are alarming in Germany. A comprehensive and uniform system for recording this data does not exist, which makes it difficult to analyze and improve fire protection measures. However, these statistics could make a decisive contribution to avoiding future fires.

The present events are memorials for the importance of preventive fire protection and the right action in an emergency. In Villach, the past few days show that quick action and the cooperation of the emergency services are crucial for avoiding worse. It remains to be hoped that the knowledge from these missions will provide more sensitization and prevention both among the population and in the responsible institutions.

The emergency services in Villach were able to prevent worse things through their quick reaction and were also confronted with a further 17 missions during the extinguishing work due to storms in the region. This shows the burden that the fire brigade and other emergency services are exposed to, especially in times of crisis.