Firefighters deployed in the Tyrolean Stubai Valley on Thursday evening: A fire broke out in a hay barn in Telfes after a 60-year-old resident fell asleep with a lit cigarette. The man fled in fright.
According to the police, the 60-year-old Tyrolean apparently wanted to spend the night in the hay barn. The fire broke out shortly before 8:30 p.m.
The fire brigade arrived quickly
“According to previous findings, the man probably fell asleep with a lit cigarette,” the police report. The alerted fire brigade was able to quickly get the situation under control and extinguish the fire.
The smoker was unharmed
The 60-year-old was lucky with adversity: he was unhurt. The extent of the damage to the hay barn cannot yet be quantified.
34 members of the Telfes volunteer fire brigade in the Stubai Valley, the rescue team and a police patrol were present.
Source: Krone
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