Dramatic scenes took place in a house in Flaurling in the Tyrolean Oberland on Tuesday evening: the 55-year-old resident was awakened by the smell of fire and eventually noticed that there was a fire in the living room, where her bedridden husband (75) was lying on the stove sofa. lag had broken out. The man suffered serious burns and was rescued outside by his wife.
The fire broke out in the single-family home in Flaurling around 12:30 p.m. The 55-year-old was woken from her sleep by the smell of fire. When she immediately checked, “she noticed a fire in the living room next to her bedridden husband, who was lying on the stove couch,” police reported.
The woman had the presence of mind to grab the 75-year-old and rescue him outside. She then immediately made an emergency call, the investigators continued.
Severe burns, smoke poisoning
The local woman probably saved her husband’s life. “The 55-year-old suffered smoke inhalation, the man suffered serious burns to the arm and also suffered smoke inhalation,” police said. Both were taken by ambulance to the clinic in Innsbruck.
The cause of the fire is currently completely unclear
The alerted fire brigade was able to quickly bring the fire under control and extinguish it. There was extensive damage to the house. The cause of the fire is currently unclear and is under investigation.
Source: Krone
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