A large fire was prevented on Saturday night in the Strombad Kritzendorf in the municipality of Klosterneuburg (Lower Austria). A residential cabin in a historic row of cabins had gone up in flames for an initially unknown reason. A resident tried to bring the fire under control with a garden hose after alerting the fire brigade.
The fire brigade deployed with 80 helpers and prevented further spread to the entire wooden building complex, Franz Resperger of the regional command of Lower Austria reported. A resident noticed a pungent burning smell shortly after midnight.
She then discovered that three cabins were on fire and thick smoke was pouring from the windows. The woman immediately called the fire brigade. Shortly after, she tried to get the fire under control with a garden hose.
Large contingent of forces
Just a few minutes later, a large contingent of emergency services with six tank fire trucks rolled into the summer settlement. At that point, the cabin was already completely engulfed in flames. The flames threatened to spread to the entire row of huts.
cabin was unoccupied
After a risky extinguishing operation, the emergency services were able to prevent further spread. Fortunately, the hut hit by the fire was uninhabited. After two hours, the last nest of embers was discovered and extinguished with a thermal imager.
Source: Krone
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