He discovered the fire and subsequently had to be taken to hospital. An 18-year-old reported a fire in a cellar in Bad Ischl. While the search continues for the arsonist, a young firefighter who started the fire remains behind bars.
There was clearly an arsonist at work and putting twenty tenants in Bad Ischl in great danger! There was fire in several places in the basement of the apartment building on Hubkoglstrasse. At least one mattress and one bicycle had been set on fire.
Stairs filled with smoke
The fire was noticed when a 19-year-old arrived home shortly before 5:30 am on Saturday. He ran to his mother, who then initiated the rescue chain. A total of ten fire brigades arrived on the scene, and four respiratory protection teams entered the basement and via the smoke-filled stairwell to the apartments. While the small fires in the basement were extinguished, the Floriani youth led the tenants to safety. Everyone escaped in horror, only the 19-year-old fire alarm operator had to be taken to hospital with suspected smoke poisoning.
The police are now investigating arson. The fact is that the basement compartments in which the fire started are freely accessible. It is still unclear whether fire accelerators were used.
Firefighter still in custody
Also in Feldkirchen/D. The siren sounded on Saturday evening. This time it was just a fire alarm. The Florianijünger in the Danube community, like their comrades in the neighboring town of Goldwörth, were called up for three arson attacks in early May. Once there was a fire in a forest, once in the middle of the city and then the barn of a farm went up in flames.
As is known, on May 9, a 19-year-old firefighter, who was also present at the operations, was arrested on suspicion of arson. “The suspect is still in custody, which was extended this week,” confirms Ulrike Breiteneder of the Linz public prosecutor’s office. The fire expert’s report is still missing and no psychiatric expert has been appointed. The suspect’s medical history, which had previously been infected, is carefully examined.
Source: Krone
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