Fire in Vienna: Balcony fire threatens apartments - fire brigade saves!

Fire in Vienna: Balcony fire threatens apartments - fire brigade saves!

A apartment fire caused excitement on Saturday morning in Jedleseer Strasse in the 21st district. The Vienna fire brigade was alerted around 11:30 a.m. after residents discovered a striking column of smoke and made numerous emergency calls. According to a report by Kurier broke out the fire on a balcony and quickly reached for two adjacent apartments.

The balcony was completely on fire. In order to break the fire intensity, the Vienna professional fire brigade put a deletion over a turntable ladder. Another respiratory protection team penetrated the interior of the building to combat the fire there. A total of 27 emergency services were used with six vehicles and remained on site until around 1 p.m. Fortunately, there were no people in the affected apartments, so that there were no injuries.

cause of the fire remains unclear

The cause of the fire is so far unclear. The Vienna State Criminal Police Office has started the investigation to get to the bottom of the matter. This is not the first incident of this kind in the region, as current statistics show.

Just a few days earlier, on July 1, 2025, the fire brigade had already been alerted in an empty single -family house on Streibersdorfer Strasse because of a fire. Here, too, the flames hit three windows, and the smoke penetrated from others. According to 5min.at , several extinguishing lines were used from the inside and outside to control the location. Fortunately, there were no injuries or people in the building.

watchful residents and challenging conditions

In the past three months, 17 people have already died in apartment fires in Vienna, which underlines the importance of preventive measures. The head of the property protection department in the KFV, Dr. Armin Kaltenegger emphasizes that the risk increases, especially in the cold months. Open fire and electrical devices in combination with human misconduct are the most common causes of fire. A current survey shows that around 83 percent of people in Vienna know the fire brigade's emergency number, but many households do not have a waiting fire extinguisher.

In order to protect yourself in an emergency, it is advisable to take regular maintenance from electrical appliances and install smoke alarms in all lounges - because these can be life -saving in the event of a fire. The fire in Jedleseer Straße once again reminds us of how important such safety precautions are.