A forest fire in the area of the powerful Martinswand near Zirl in the Tyrolean district of Innsbruck-Land presented the emergency services with major challenges on Saturday. Firefighters and mountain rescues had to be flown to the rough terrain. The fire was also fought with helicopters.
The fire in the rough, steep terrain broke out at night. Shortly after 2:30 the Tyrol Control Center was raised after the license of the fire was noted from the valley.
“The informed police patrol and the fire brigade have carried out a reconnaissance flight through a drone from the Innsbruck Professional Fire Brigade, in which a glowfire was found in the ground,” the director said Saturday. Due to the difficult area, deletion measures could not be started at night.
Emergency troops flown on the mountain
The Brigade Zirl and other weirs from the area have been in use since the early hours of the morning. Due to the steep and inaccessible site in the area of the Martin wall, which dropped a few hundred meters, helicopters were also asked, the specially trained firefighters flew into the area and also fight against the fire from the air.
The fire at around 1100 meters above sea level is difficult to combat, as the emergency services say. The fire was already “eaten” in the forest floor. This must now also be dug up.
Bundraße locked
The emergency services had to perform to the fire stove – they were secured by the mountain linging. The B171 Tiroler Straße between Innsbruck and Zirl had to be closed due to use.
De vrijwillige brandweer Brigades Zirl, Kematen, Völs, Gries in de Sellrain, Hall in Tyrol, de Professional Fire Brigade Innsbruck, de Company Fire Brigade van de Innsbruck Airport, de Mountain Rescue and Mountain Rescue Zirl, de Mobile Surveillance Group Innsbruck en de politie -helicopter Libelle en een helicopter van A private company.
There was good news in the afternoon: the last Sintels were removed around 1.45 pm, for the sake of safety, the area was re -processed with extinguishing water. Then all firefighters were flown away again. The roadblock can be lifted around 3 p.m.
Source: Krone
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