Waldbrand near Semriach: 200 firefighters fight the flames!
Waldbrand near Semriach: 200 firefighters fight the flames!
In the Styrian community of Semriach, a devastating forest fire is raging, which was discovered on Thursday evening by an attentive driver. The driver noticed the flames on Semribiacherstrasse and immediately alerted the emergency services. Speed was asked, because the fire spreads out rapidly due to the continuing dryness and has already devastated an area of about two and a half hectares until Friday morning, such as the Kleine Zeitung reported.
The use of more than 200 firefighters, supported by several helicopters of the Federal Army, is in full swing. Among the 43 vehicles are also special forest fire drones that help the emergency services to monitor the location from the air. The difficult conditions due to the steep terrain make the extinguishing work significantly more difficult. Fire brigade commander OBR Gernot Rieger praised the exceptional performance of the emergency services, which also struggled with six mild injuries due to flue gases and rockfall. State road 318 is closed in both directions, and drivers are asked to avoid the area, such as "https://www.meinbezirk.at/steiermark/c-lokales/waldbrand-in-semriach-stärzt-aber-helfer-helfer-wärchen_a7080367" reported.
cause of the fire in the course
The investigation into the cause of the fire has already started, but there is currently no specific indications of the development of the fire. Branders are on site and ask any witnesses to report to the police. According to the operations management, the extinguishing work will take several days, while the staff continues to set up local diversions to ensure the safety of everyone involved.
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