Fire brigade mission – cooking pot forgotten on the stove: kitchen on fire

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Thursday deployment for the fire brigade in Uderns in the Tyrolean district of Schwaz! An older woman (83) had forgotten a cooking pot on the stove. There was a kitchen fire.

The Floriani youth were alerted shortly before 11 p.m. According to police, the 83-year-old homeowner had heated a pan of paraffin in the kitchen at 7:30 p.m. She then went to the living room and apparently forgot the cooking pot.

Fire discovered due to power failure
As a result, there was a power outage, after which the elderly woman called her son-in-law, who lives next door. He then discovered the kitchen fire from his home. He wanted to fight the fire with a fire extinguisher.

Significant material damage
The attempt to extinguish the fire failed, after which the 83-year-old’s daughter called the emergency services. The Uderns volunteer fire brigade was able to fight the flames. No one was injured. Significant damage occurred in the kitchen.

Source: Krone

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