A Tyrolean (40) actually wanted to prepare fries for himself and his girlfriend. But then he left the pan with hot oil on the stove and left the apartment. A neighbor noticed the enormous amount of smoke, raised the alarm and was probably able to prevent something worse.
The fire broke out shortly after 7 p.m. on Wednesday evening in a single-family home in Niederbreitenbach (Kufstein district). The 40-year-old resident put a pot of oil on the stove to make chips. “He then left the kitchen and went into the garage with his 49-year-old partner,” the police reported. The two left the pot with the hot oil unattended.
The man fought the fire with fire extinguishers
“A short time later, a neighbor noticed heavy smoke and immediately alerted the couple. The 40-year-old was able to extinguish the fire on the electric stove himself, first with a small fire extinguisher and later with a large fire extinguisher,” the investigators continued.
The couple escaped with horror
The alerted fire brigade eventually ventilated the house, disconnected the heater from the power supply and removed the insulation wool and the pipe from the extractor hood. The homeowner and his partner were apparently unharmed. The extent of the damage is unclear at this time.
Source: Krone
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