Dangerous mini explosions: Business in Vienna-Hernals on flames!

Dangerous mini explosions: Business in Vienna-Hernals on flames!

In the early morning of July 6, 2025, the residents of Hernalser Hauptstraße in Vienna hernals were torn from sleep by loud explosions. Shortly after 5 a.m., several gas cartridges were detonated in a local business, which led to dramatic scenes and an extensive fire service. Many passers-by and neighbors reported on a deafening noise that brought them out of their beds and made them choose the fire brigade emergency to get help, as vienna.at

The Viennese professional fire brigade arrived at the scene only a short time later and found that dangerous flames from the native display of the shop hit. Measures for fire fighting were immediately initiated. In order to protect the firefighters from the intensive heat effects, the first external exterior was carried out under respiratory protection from the outside. Then the emergency services ventured into the interior of the burning business to fight the flames directly.

extensive fire brigade measures

The situation was dangerous, because not only the business itself was affected, but also parked cars nearby suffered significant damage through the repeated explosions of the gas cartridges. A car had even started to burn. At the same time, the fire brigade checked the adjacent staircase and the apartments over to ensure that there were no people in danger while working on the fire stove.

These dramatic incidents in Hernals were in the context of another major fire, which at the same time raged in a high -rise building in Lichtenstertengasse in Meidling. Alarm level 2 was triggered here, and there too the firefighters fought against the flames that hit a window on the fifth floor. These operations testify to the operational and professionalism of the Vienna professional fire brigade, which is always on hand in such crisis situations, confirmed the press.

The dangers in fire protection

fires of this kind not only bring acute dangers, but also raise questions about fire protection. In Germany there are extensive statistics on fire events that are not always directly applicable for Austria, but can offer important information on risk reduction. According to Feuertrutz, there is international data that should help improve fire protection and give an impression of the dangers that can arise when storing inflammatory materials such as gas cartridges.