Explosion in Ried: Housing fire through homemade firecrackers

Von WOM

in Ried, a quieter place in the region, an incident occurred on Sunday, which presented the fire brigade with major challenges. A 38-year-old man tried to produce Böller himself in his apartment. There was a devastating fire that affected both his apartment and the neighboring apartment. The man told the police that he had mixed 800 grams of chemical powder, which probably led to inflammation.

The fire broke out during the first information during the mixing process, and the 38-year-old undertook unspeakable attempts to extinguish the fire by hand. The consequences were devastating: the apartment burned out completely, and a neighboring apartment was also uninhabitable due to the damage.

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The fire brigade faced a critical situation because dealing with the dangerous fabrics brought additional risks. Florian Schmidbauer from the Ried volunteer fire brigade reported that explosions and detonations from the apartment had already been heard when the emergency services arrived. "Even the onlookers pointed out to us what made the situation even more dangerous," said Schmidbauer. The resident informed the emergency services about the presence of further chemicals and flammable materials in the apartment, which required particularly careful use.

Two people were necessary to the hospital during the spirited extinguishing work. In addition to the 38-year-old, there was a 27-year-old in the apartment, who also suffered from suspected flue gas poisoning. Fortunately, both were able to leave the hospital on Sunday after outpatient treatment.

The situation illustrates how serious and dangerous the handling of chemicals can be, especially in close living space. The fire brigade and police continue to work in the process of dealing with the incident to ensure that such dangerous activities can be avoided in the future. More details on this topic can be found in a detailed report on ooe.orf.at .