A Christmas tree caught fire in an apartment in Vienna’s Penzing district on Wednesday afternoon and the fire quickly spread.
It was a fateful decision to relight the Christmas tree candles on Wednesday afternoon. The dried-out pine tree caught fire within a very short time and the resident of the house on Müller-Guttenbrunn-Strasse was able to escape in time.
smoke and heat
The fire had much more devastating consequences, the flames spread like wildfire in the room, when the fire brigade arrived, the ground floor of the multi-storey apartment building and the floors above were already heavily affected by smoke and heat. The fire was quickly extinguished, but the damage was extensive.
Don’t light any more candles!
In this context, the fire brigade strongly advises not to light the candles on Christmas trees and Advent wreaths. “The trees and wreaths have dried out after weeks in heated rooms. The essential oils left behind in needles and trees can easily ignite and lead to catastrophic fires,” the warning reads.
Source: Krone
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