Smoke swaths over Graz: Fire brigade fights against devastating fires!
Smoke swaths over Graz: Fire brigade fights against devastating fires!
Weinitzen, Österreich - After devastating fires in Styria, the communities are startled! On Sunday, March 9, 2025, two foci in the region raged. At around 1.45 p.m., a fire broke out in a storage space in home towns, where several hundred disposed Christmas trees were stored. The alarmed voluntary fire departments of Hausmannstätten and Gössendorf with a total of 25 forces took around three hours to control the flames. The police suspect that smear residues could have sparked the fire. Fortunately, there were no injuries, but the exploding column of smoke was visible over many kilometers, as steiermark.Ork.at reported.
In the meantime, another fire occurred in Weinitzen, which had probably been triggered by improper ash disposal. A 79-year-old man had disposed of ashes on his property at around 8.30 a.m. on Sunday morning. This inflamed an approximately 70 m² meadow and even endangered the boards of a neighboring hut. Thanks to the rapid intervention of 47 emergency services from the fire brigades Weinitzen-Oberschöckl and Rinnegg, the fire could be quickly contained without injuries. An investigation by the police is still running for possible environmental offenses, since old car batteries and old oil bottles were also stored on the property. The police authorities urgently warn of the increased risk of forest fires, which is reinforced by the continued drought, as well as meinbezirk.at| Details | |
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