Kitchen fire in Kremsmünster: Fast reaction prevents worse

Kitchen fire in Kremsmünster: Fast reaction prevents worse

On Monday afternoon there was a potentially dangerous incident in Kremsmünster, which was luckily noticed and contained in time. In the center of this community there was a fire in an apartment of a multi-storey residential and practice building.

The situation was defused by the timely alarm of the emergency services from three different fire departments. This happened after the smoke alarms made the alarm on site. When the fire brigade arrived, the affected apartment was already heavily smoky. The smoke came from a cooking process in which a pot on the electric stove had caught fire. Thanks to the quick reaction of the neighbors who noticed the smoke and the functionality of the smoke alarms could be prevented.

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The fire brigade immediately started measures to ventilate the building in order to quickly dissipate the resulting smoke. It is also worth mentioning that the apartment owner, who was not present at the time of the operation, came home in good time when the emergency services arrived. Fortunately, he was not injured, which is due to the quick and effective reaction of the fire brigade and neighbors.

The main street had to be blocked for about half an hour during the mission to ensure safe and unimpeded work by the firefighters. This incident is reminiscent of the importance of smoke alarms in living rooms that can be life -saving in critical situations. While the fire was quickly deleted, this indicates how important it is to react prudently at such moments.

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