Major fire department operation: woman rescued from burning apartment!

Major fire department operation: woman rescued from burning apartment!

A dramatic apartment fire in downtown Baden triggered a major alarm for the fire department on Monday afternoon, February 24th. At around 3:30 p.m., the Baden-Stadt volunteer fire department and the Baden-Leesdorf fire department were alerted to respond to a fire on the third floor of a multi-story residential complex. On site it was found that the smell of fire was noticeable in the stairwell, but there was no visible smoke. The firefighters' first priority was to find a missing person in the affected apartment, as meinkreis.at reported.

With great determination, the emergency services used a turntable ladder and sent two respiratory protection teams into the smoke-filled apartment to rescue people. To gain access, they opened the massive entrance door with a hydraulic spreader. In the apartment, they finally discovered an unconscious woman on the floor using a thermal imaging camera. She was immediately brought outside by a respiratory protection team and handed over to the emergency services. After emergency medical treatment, an emergency helicopter transported her to a special clinic orf.at reported.

Rapid firefighting

The fire department prevented the fire from spreading by quickly extinguishing it in the kitchen area. The deployment of the fire brigade was particularly effective, despite the fact that all windows and doors in the apartment were locked. There was never any danger to other residents of the complex as all safety measures were taken immediately. A total of 39 firefighters and eight vehicles were involved in the operation, which was successfully completed after around two and a half hours. The authorities also initiated an investigation into the cause of the fire and supported the measures with barriers and traffic regulations.