Explosive danger: Fire in St. Peter demands fire brigade in the Sulmtal!

Explosive danger: Fire in St. Peter demands fire brigade in the Sulmtal!

On Saturday afternoon, in St. Peter in the Sulmtal, in the district of Deutschlandsberg, a dramatic incident occurred, which included several small explosions. The fire brigade was alerted to a full fire of an outbuild shortly after 3 p.m. When they arrived, the emergency services immediately recognized the danger, since high flames were already out of the building and three gas bottles were stored inside, which also fueled the situation. As the Kleine Zeitung , a total of 52 firefighters from the surrounding municipalities and Dietmannsdorf were mobilized.

The extinguishing work was challenging. The fire brigade used three respiratory protection teams that searched for glut nests with thermal imaging cameras. The fire stove was finally localized and deleted with high pressure pipes. Because of the strong flames and the risk of gas bottles, the roof structure had to be secured with metal supports as a precaution in order to ensure the safety of the emergency services. “Fire from” was finally given shortly after 4 p.m., and a fire guard remained on site until 5:30 p.m. to rule out again.

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The dangerous location was also complicated by several small explosions in the fire object. Fortunately, there were no injuries in this incident, and the police and rescue workers were also on site to secure the situation. An investigation to clarify the cause of the fire has been initiated.

A similar incident occurred in Rahnsdorf, Treptow-Köpenick on Saturday night. Here the fire brigade was alerted at 0.15 a.m. when a resident of a single -family house reported a fire in the courtyard, where a motorhome and the contents of a container were on fire. In the deletion test, gas bottles exploded in the motorhome, which led to broken windows in surrounding houses. To the surprise of everyone, it turned out that a 35-year-old man had hindered the fire brigade at work and even beaten some residents. As the Berliner Zeitung reported, investigations into serious arson, bodily harm and threat were initiated.

Such incidents illustrate the risks associated with fires and exploding gas bottles, as well as the associated challenges for the emergency services. In the end, it remains to be hoped that the investigation can quickly bring clarity and that similar situations can be avoided in the future.