Large fire brigade in Hernals: Bang awakens the neighbors!

Large fire brigade in Hernals: Bang awakens the neighbors!

In the night of July 6, 2025, a loud bang in Hernalser Hauptstraße in Vienna caused excitement. At around 4.55 a.m., residents were torn from sleep by explosion -like noises. The fire brigade was immediately alerted after numerous emergency calls were received due to a burning business. Flames hit the native display of the affected shop, and there were dangerous explosions of compressed gas packs, which resulted in flying parts and damage to parked cars. A car was also covered by the fire, which also escalated the situation, such as [meinbezirk.at] (https://www.meinbezirk.at/Hernals/c-lokales/grosser-feuerwehr Einze-nach-hftigem-knall_a7433873) reported.

The firefighters were quickly on hand and immediately started the extinguishing work. First they tried to combat the fire from the outside before dating into the interior of the business. In the meantime, the staircase and adjacent apartments were checked with respiratory protection teams. In order to avoid as many dangers as possible, high -performance fans were used to ventilate the affected areas. The assignment lasted until around 6.10 a.m. and comprised 35 firefighters with eight extinguishing vehicles.

other fire events in Vienna

weekend fires seem to be a recurring topic in the city, because only one day before there was another fire in a high -rise building in Meidling. There the flames broke out on the fifth floor around 7.30 p.m. The staircase was heavily smoky, but the fire brigade was able to quickly bring four people to safety. This fire was completely deleted at 9:45 p.m. without injuries.

A little further away from the Thelemangasse, there was a gas explosion in an apartment yesterday afternoon. An exploding gas cartridge used for camping stove causes a great fright, but fortunately there was no fire. The apartment owners and their neighbors were able to leave their apartments independently. Here, too, no people were injured and the fire brigade ensured the safety of the building by closing the gas supply and controlling apartments below and above. Investigations into the cause of the gas explosion are still underway, as Feuerwehr.at.

summary of the current fire hazards

A look at the current situation on fire protection shows that the topic is still of great importance. All of these incidents remind you of how important it is to behave properly in an emergency and to support the fire brigade sufficiently. Statistics show that numerous people are affected by fires every year and preventive measures are necessary to increase security in our residential areas, as [https://www.feuertrutz.de/statistiken-brandschutz) shows.

These incidents make it clear that the fire brigade and other emergency services in Vienna are available around the clock in order to be able to intervene quickly in an emergency. Residents must remain vigilant and, in the event of an emergency, immediately notify the emergency services - because every movement counts.