Small fire in Ennsdorf: Fire brigade fights against burning gas bottle!

Small fire in Ennsdorf: Fire brigade fights against burning gas bottle!

Ennsdorf, Österreich - On April 7, 2025, the Ennsdorf volunteer fire brigade in the Amstetten district was called to a small fire outdoors. The alarm was triggered after a gas bottle had caught fire. The police were already on the scene when the fire brigade arrived. It was originally suspected that it was an acetylene bottle, but the fire brigade operations manager quickly found that it was a propane bottle.

The fire brigade Ennsdorf used a C-Schneller attack facility to cool the gas bottle under respiratory protection. The bottle was burned in a controlled manner during the use. To ensure that no dangers were left out of the bottle, checks were carried out several times with a thermal imaging camera until the all -clear could be given.

dangers in fire use

The handling of compressed gas containers such as propane and acetylene gas bottles is a special danger to the emergency services. This is confirmed by the Federal Institute for Materials Research and Examination (BAM), which carried out extensive series of tests on the behavior of these bottles in the event of a fire. The results flowed into the creation of DGUV information, which offer action aids for the safe use of gas bottles in fire.

The DGUV information that was developed in cooperation with the department "Fire Brigades, Aid, Fire Protection" and other institutions contain simple, tactical schemes for use and minimizing hazard. The most important points include the principles and rules for the correct and safe handling of acetylene and propane gas bottles in fire use.

The professional reaction of the fire brigade could avoid a greater misfortune in Ennsdorf. Such incidents underline the importance of training and the operational readiness of the fire brigade, as well as the need for clear guidelines in dealing with dangerous materials.

For further information on the topic of dealing with gas-powered bottles in fire, we refer to the DGUV information that is accessible on the DGUV website.