Large-scale operation for the Vienna fire brigade in Liesing: A room fire broke out early in the morning in a nine-storey residential building, shortly afterwards the entire apartment was on fire. Residents shouted for help from their windows. Some panicked and even wanted to jump down. In the end, 32 people were rescued, ten of them had to go to hospital.
At 05:30 the alarm bells went off at the Viennese professional fire brigade, alarm level 2 was declared. 70 helpers rushed with 18 vehicles to the location on Altmannsdorfer Strae.
Dramatic scenes first took place there: the tenant of the apartment where the fire broke out was able to get to safety, but the dense smoke had now smoked out the entire stairwell. Many of the neighbors were locked up in their homes.
Daring climb on the facade
That’s why countless people stood on the balconies and in front of the windows calling for help. “Some people react in panic,” the professional fire brigade reported in a broadcast, and would like to jump into the depths. One of those affected even climbed from one balcony to another to get to safety.
With a dramatic rescue operation, the fire brigade managed to rescue all people, including numerous children, from the building. They were brought to safety from the windows via the turntable ladders or by means of escape filter hoods via the stairwell. At the same time, the fire in the apartment, which was already threatening to spread to other apartments in the stairwell, was extinguished.
The professional rescue service of Vienna was on the scene with a total of 14 teams and also took care of the first aid. A total of 32 people were cared for, ten of whom were taken to a hospital. They had inhaled smoke during their flight. The Vienna State Police has taken over the investigation into the cause of the fire.
Source: Krone
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