Great fire in Vienna-Donaustadt: Fire on the balcony beats around!

Great fire in Vienna-Donaustadt: Fire on the balcony beats around!

Jedleseer Straße, 1210 Wien, Österreich - in Vienna caused a fire in Jedleseer Straße in the 21st district of the district on Saturday. At 11:30 a.m., the Vienna professional fire brigade was called for a large -scale deployment. The column of smoke that was visible from afar led to numerous emergency calls from the population, who were concerned with the situation. A total of 27 emergency services with six vehicles were mobilized to combat the fire. The fire broke out on a balcony that connected two apartments and quickly reached. Fortunately, the affected apartments were empty at the time of the fire, and nobody was in adjacent areas. Fortunately, there were no injuries. The operation lasted until 1:00 p.m., the cause of the fire is currently unclear and is examined by the Vienna State Criminal Police Office. OE24 reports that ... .

But that's not the only alarm who has employed the fire brigade in the past few days. On the night of Wednesday there was another apartment fire in Vienna-Meidling, which also presented the fire brigade with great challenges. A total of 14 people, including six adults and eight children, had to be brought to safety with a turntable ladder. On the arrival of the fire brigade, two windows were already burning, and many people stood desperately on the windows of the building. Two other people could be evacuated through the stairwell using escape filter masks. Fortunately, nobody was not injured in the fire, and all evacuated people were able to return to their apartments after being cared for by the career rescue. The fire was deleted quickly, but the affected apartment became uninhabitable and the staircase and other apartments also suffered damage. The cause of the fire was attributed to a technical defect when loading an electric scooter. Here, too, support from the city of Vienna was organized in order to provide replacement quarters for the temporary residents. Vienna informs about ... .

In view of these events, the danger situation through residential fires in the city becomes increasingly clear. In the past three months, 17 fire victims have already been counted in Vienna, as the KFV reports. On the annual average, around 30 people crash in apartment fires. Dr. Armin Kaltenegger, head of the property protection area in the KFV, finds that most fires occur during the cold months. Open fire or electrical devices in combination with human misconduct are common causes of fire. The KFV therefore urgently recommends security measures: Open fire should never be left unattended, electrical appliances should be serviced regularly and smoke alarms are installed in all common rooms (except the kitchen). These can be life -saving in an emergency. However, a survey shows that many households are insufficiently prepared for the risk of fire - 83 percent of the respondents know the fire brigade's emergency number, but there are uncertainties for every sixth. KFV informs about ... .

Vienna is good at staying vigilant and taking appropriate prevention measures. It remains to be hoped that such incidents can be prevented in the future, everything else would be negligent.

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