Kitchen fires in Innsbruck: two injuries and apartments uninhabitable!

Kitchen fires in Innsbruck: two injuries and apartments uninhabitable!

Innsbruck, Österreich - On May 19, 2025, two kitchen fires occurred in Innsbruck, in which a total of two women were injured. The incidents occurred in a multi -party house and led to the two apartments uninhabitable. According to 5min.at the first fire brings out at around 6:09 p.m.

The 68-year-old resident tried to extinguish the fire herself, but without success. The fire completely destroyed the kitchen and resulted in a strong smoke damage in the entire apartment. The woman suffered slight hand injuries and temporarily stays in home care. She was brought to her daughter, while the fire brigade was on site with 10 vehicles and 38 emergency services to extinguish the fire.

The second fire and the rescue

The second kitchen fire occurred around 11:40 p.m. Here it is assumed that open light triggered the fire from a candle. A 61-year-old woman was woken up by a smoke detector and alerted the police. The professional fire brigade Innsbruck saved the woman from her smoky apartment. As a suspicion of flue gas poisoning, she was brought to the Innsbruck Clinic. Here, too, the apartment was badly damaged and is uninhabitable, while the amount of damage has so far remained unknown. As the evening before, the fire brigade was used with 5 vehicles and 16 men, supported by the Hötting and Amras volunteer fire brigade, as well as police and emergency services.

These two incidents are part of a worrying statistics, because kitchen fires are among the most common causes of fire in households. Feuertrutz found in an overview that in many cases there is a carelessness of the reason for such fires. The correct behavior can be crucial in the development and spread of a fire. Measures for fire prevention - such as the use of smoke detectors and awareness of the causes of fire - are essential to minimize the dangers of fires.

In a further incident on the same day, a 73-year-old Austrian was the victim of an Internet fraud. This was about buying a Toyota Land Cruiser who was never delivered. The damage amounts to a high four -digit euro range and the police have started the investigation. A fraudulent offer for apartment rental, in which several interested deposits had been transferred to the apartments that have not been rented, also falls during this day. The total damage is estimated in the lower five -digit euro range.

In addition, there was a truck fire on the A13 on May 19 at 9:50 a.m., where a 47-year-old Ukrainian driver accidentally crashed. The driver was brought to the Innsbruck clinic with injuries, while the vehicle probably suffered a total damage, which further tightened the traffic situation and the highway was blocked in both directions.