Hell fire in Lower Austria: fatal apartment fire after flooding!

Hell fire in Lower Austria: fatal apartment fire after flooding!

In a dramatic night in Lower Austria, a devastating apartment fire broke out in the Landegg district at around 5:30 a.m. on Sunday morning. The fire brigade immediately moved out, but the house was already on fire when the rescue workers arrived. Unfortunately, every help came too late for a 53-year-old man who was recovered dead, while his 71-year-old partner was admitted to the State Clinic Baden with suspected flue gas poisoning. The extinguishing work was significantly more difficult by the need to break blown out of the windows; The emergency services were only able to report “fire” at around 11:00 a.m. The investigation into the cause of the fire has now started, reports the Kleine Zeitung .

The concerned weather situations in the region force the authorities to declare several communities as a disaster area. 42 communities had already been affected by Saturday; The districts of St. Pölten and Tulln joined on Sunday morning. The civil protection alarms were triggered and many residents had to leave their houses. In addition, rail traffic on the western route between Amstetten and St. Valentin was stopped at 1.15 a.m. due to flooding. A rail replacement traffic has been set up. As the orf , the travel warning remains upright by Monday evening, while the State Kindergarten Act leads to numerous roadblocks in several municipalities.

extreme weather conditions

The situation is further tightened by massive constant rain, which leads to flooding in different regions. The districts of Melk, St. Pölten and Tulln are particularly affected, where dangerous roads were created. The disaster protection authority has urged the population to avoid unnecessary trips to minimize the risk. In Upper Austria and Styria, heavy rains have increased the levels of the rivers, which also raises concerns about possible flood risks. The water levels are expected to continue to rise during Sunday, and a 20 to 30 year flood is expected on the Danube. The situation remains tense and requires constant vigilance of the emergency services and the authorities.