Fire alarm in the indoor pool: Sauna evacuated, fortunately no injuries!

Fire alarm in the indoor pool: Sauna evacuated, fortunately no injuries!

Innsbruck, Österreich - An unexpected drama occurred in the city center of Innsbruck when a fire in a public indoor pool shocked visitors. On Sunday there was a fire of a sauna cabin, where a heated sauna oven lit the ceiling. As a result of the incident, the entire sauna area had to be evacuated, fortunately there were no personal injury, such as Today.at reported. The Innsbruck professional fire brigade quickly reacted with 10 emergency services and three vehicles to extinguish the fire. The property damage has not yet been quantified, but the incident caused an interruption of the recreation offer in the popular leisure facility.

Special opening times during the holidays

In the middle of the Christmas and New Year's Eve holidays, many citizens are looking for relaxation in the city's indoor pools and saunas. These offer adapted opening times in this special time, such as meinbezirk.at . On December 24th and 31st, the indoor pools in the Olympic village are open from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. while the sauna is out. The sauna channels of the other indoor pools, including Höttinger Au and Salurner Strasse, are closed on these days. For children and adolescents up to 19 years there is free admission to the IKB indoor pools Amraser Straße and Olympic village, which is a welcome incentive, especially in the cold season.

These incidents and special offers show the challenges and joys that the city provides during the holidays. While a tragic incident disrupted the oasis of wellbeing of an indoor pool, the Innsbruckers remain in search of moments of relaxation and joy in the contemplative period of the year.