Night is burning farm in St. Pantaleon-Erla: 160 firefighters in action!

Night is burning farm in St. Pantaleon-Erla: 160 firefighters in action!

At midnight of March 23, 2025, the fire brigade in Klein Erla, Amstetten district, was called to an alarming major fire on a farm. The fire that broke out around 00:54 was quickly developed into a full fire in category B3, which mobilized a total of 160 firefighters in order to cope with the Inferno. The fire brigades from Erla, St. Pantaleon, Rems, St. Valentin, Endholz, Ernsthofen, Strengberg, Ennsdorf, Haag, Thürnbuch-Au and Enns (Upper Austria) were involved in the extinguishing work, reported the district fire command Amstetten.

The extinguishing work proved to be extremely demanding. The strong smoke developments forced numerous respiratory protection teams to clear straw and delete them in a targeted manner. Despite the extensive measures, the surrounding and living area could be largely protected, but the affected building suffered significant damage. Fortunately, no people or animals were harmed in the incident, such as tips.at reported.

long -lasting post -extinguishing work

The re -extinguishing work dragged on until the early hours of the morning and, according to operations manager Thomas Haslinger from the Erla fire brigade, are still in full swing. Until lunchtime, the firefighters are likely to be busy with the complete deglishment of the fire. The specific cause of the fire is currently still unclear and is being examined by the responsible bodies, while a first report of the fire brigade is updated as soon as new information is available, such as Fireworld.at reported.