Thousands of emergency services fought for days in October 2021 against the fiercely raging forest fire in Hirschwang an der Rax in Lower Austria. Now one of the most complex investigations in criminal history is in its final…
It was the largest forest fire in Austrian history. Flashback: On October 25, 2021, a barrage of fire consumed the mountain from a popular vantage point in Hirschwang an der Rax in Lower Austria. 9000 emergency services went to extremes, 14 were injured. The fire could only be extinguished after 13 days, also with the help of firefighting planes, which “refueled” with water in the New Danube.
115 football fields of forest destroyed
In the end, 115 hectares of forest, which is more than 1.1 million square meters or about 115 football fields, were destroyed. Damage: 30 million euros. The forest there will only recover in 20 years.
Radio cell analysis performed
The state criminal investigations into deliberate arson were at times the most complex in Austrian criminal history. In the search for two suspected detonators (from a poorly extinguished campfire) – at least one of them an obvious Rapid fan with a green and white towel – a massive radio cell analysis took place. More than 10,000 cell phone numbers were monitored from cell phones logged into pylons in the area.
Now, almost 15 months later, the investigations are in their final stages. The detectives are working on the final report for the prosecutor’s office – but probably without any concrete result: both detonators will probably remain phantoms…
Source: Krone
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