Vehicle fire unleashed devilish forest fire in Neunkirchen!

Vehicle fire unleashed devilish forest fire in Neunkirchen!

Schwarzau im Gebirge, Österreich - Last Saturday a burning car in Schwarzau in the mountains (Neunkirchen district) triggered a devastating forest fire. Strong winds on the flames and made the extinguishing work extremely difficult for the fire brigade. Over 158 firefighters from 14 different weirs are in use to combat the inferno that spreads quickly in the high alpine terrain. As Exxpress.at , the intensive smoke development threatens to further tighten, and an expansion of the fire is vehemently feared.

In addition, the fire-fighting work is supported by the fire Service flight service, which uses 46 emergency services and two helicopters to combat the fire in the air. According to noe.orf.at , two private helicopters are also on hand to check the location from the air. The fire brigade, police and disaster reliefs could continue until Monday, while another 120 disaster relief forces were alerted. The Austrian Federal Forest had recently warned of the increased risk of fire, since forest fire regulations are already in force in the adjacent districts of Baden and Mödling, which prohibit open fire and grilling in forests.