Remote control and fire: Sauna system devastated St. Gerold dream house!

Remote control and fire: Sauna system devastated St. Gerold dream house!

St. Gerold, Österreich - In the late afternoon of February 9, 2025, around 3:30 p.m., a dramatic fire occurred in a family home in St. Gerold. A technical defect in the electronics of a remote -controlled sauna system that the owner had previously activated via app caused the catastrophic smoke development. At that time nobody was in the house, which luckily led to a lower risk. An attentive neighbor discovered the smoke signs from the first floor and immediately alerted both the homeowner and the emergency services, who were quickly on hand, such as Vol.at reported .

Fast use of the fire brigade

Thanks to the rapid intervention of the fire brigade, the fire could be quickly brought under control. Despite the considerable damage to property on the building, there was no personal injury, but a fireman was brought to the LKH Bludenz to be suspected of suspected flue gas poisoning. A precise damage assessment is still pending, but fortunately the danger to human life could be averted through the quick reaction, so vorarlberg.orf.at .