Great fire in Nussdorf-Debant: Emergency alarm triggered for Lienz basin!

Great fire in Nussdorf-Debant: Emergency alarm triggered for Lienz basin!

This day, June 28, 2025, a violent fire occurred in the waste management center in Nußdorf-Debant, which was reported at 1:34 p.m. The rapid alarm of the fire brigade ensured that several fire brigades moved out to use. Over 130 emergency services of seven fire brigades were mobilized to combat the fire and prevent it from spreading to neighboring buildings, as Dolomitenstadt . At 2:55 p.m., the authority for the municipalities of Nußdorf-Debant, Lienz-Stadt, Iselsberg-Stronach, Lavant, Tristach and Dölsach caused an AT-Alert that informed the population to keep windows and doors closed and avoid the area.

Because of the strong smoke development, which was also visible to the surroundings, the lido on Lake Tristach was closed. Bavarian guests were asked to leave the area. It is also exciting that explosions and a huge cloud of smoke over the Lienz basin were perceived in some places. The scenario threatened to get dangerous, and the smoke development was still strong two hours after the first alarm.

evacuation measures and injured

The rescue workers were efficient: During the mission, 14 people were saved from the danger area, such as the Kleine Zeitung . However, there were also two injuries, one was taken to the hospital in Lienz, while the other was looked after on site. Uncertained reports also report damage to the aerial ladder of the Lienz fire brigade and two tankers. At 5:30 p.m. the fire brigade withdrew and focused primarily on the protection of neighboring buildings, while the affected area was left to the fire.

The fire brigade itself had recently carried out an exercise in the Nußdorf-Debant residential and nursing home, in which the correct procedure for a fire was simulated. The focus here was on the horizontal evacuation of a fire section and the ventilation of the staircase. In such exercises, a comprehensive evacuation plan is being tested in order to be able to act quickly in an emergency, such as "https://www.vbg.de/cms/arbeitschutz/arbeitschutz-organisen/erste-hilfe-brandschutz-notfallorganization/brandschutz/Alarmierung-und-vakuierung"> vbg . A prepared alerting of everyone present and the training in fire protection are crucial to ensure security in the event of a disaster.

It remains to be hoped that these dramatic incidents will lead to further awareness of the population for fire protection measures and that the injured quickly recover.