On Monday morning, police were alerted to the Hansi inn in Vienna’s Donaustadt district about a possible break-in. The police found no signs of a break-in on the spot, but according to the management, “minimal plumes of smoke from the chimney” were noticed. Subsequently, “several windows inside were searched for possible smoke development, but nothing was found.” Then the officials left. Moments later, the alarm bells rang at the fire brigade.
An observant “Krone” reader-reporter had noticed the nighttime police operation around 4:30 a.m. and also then early in the morning – he was out walking his dog – that the clouds of smoke were still visible. This time “out of every crack”. He immediately alerted the fire brigade. The police came again.
Entire interior destroyed
When the fire service arrived, the entire interior was badly damaged by the fire, which had been raging for some time. The reader-reporter “Krone” suddenly wondered why no action was taken earlier to prevent greater damage in time?
Police justify action
Police said that during the first operation, the building should not have been entered because neither the owner nor the tenant were on site. However, the responsible party was informed about the smoke observed. He assured me he would be “there”. The police action was then stopped.
Source: Krone
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