Large-scale operation in Wels (Upper Austria) Friday night: a high building had to be evacuated after an explosion. During the firefighting efforts, the Floriani disciples discovered a corpse – presumably the occupant of the apartment in which the explosion had occurred. He had previously been seen burning on the balcony.
“There was a man on the balcony on the fourth floor who was on fire,” witnesses reported to the arriving emergency services around 11:20 p.m. Then the person ran back to the apartment, which was already completely on fire, and there was an explosion.
Smoke blocked the escape route through the stairwell
Flames and smoke spread through the facade to other apartments in the high-rise building in the Noitzmühle district. The fire brigade came with heavy respiratory protection and a rotating ladder to evacuate the house. Because the smoke partially cut off the escape route through the stairwell. The helpers also broke into apartments to search them for trapped tenants.
In total, the firefighters got 25 Welser out, partly via the stairwell, partly via the rotating ladder. Two adults and a child were taken to hospital by the Red Cross, ten other tenants were cared for on site by the Red Cross. No one was seriously injured.
Body discovered by emergency services in apartment
During the extinguishing work – several apartments were affected – a body was also found in the apartment on the fourth floor. According to local residents, it would be the 62-year-old resident of the apartment from which the flames originated. Since the deceased was a blaster by profession, the apartment was searched for explosives, but none were found. It is still unclear why the fire broke out or what caused the explosion. Since there were no explosives in the apartment, the explosion could also have been caused by an exploding gas cartridge. crown.at will continue to report as soon as there are new findings.
Source: Krone
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