Huge fire brigade mission in Höf-Verbach: Pellets camp burns down!

Huge fire brigade mission in Höf-Verbach: Pellets camp burns down!

Höf-Präbach, Österreich - On May 29, 2025, a devastating fire broke out in Höf-Verbach in the Graz area district. A warehouse for pellets standing on a company premises was on fire. The alarm was triggered by an attentive employee who discovered fire around 2:30 p.m. The fire brigade was immediately alerted, and it did not take long for over 100 emergency services with 23 vehicles to be on site to prevent worse things. Fortunately, nobody was injured, but the property damage is considerable, but there are currently still precise figures, as [police.news] (https://polizei.news/2025/31/hef-praebach-steiermark-pellets-Aben-feuerwehr-stündenlang-im-am-

While the extinguishing work lasted until late in the evening, the situation for traffic was problematic. The surrounding streets had to be closed in a large scale and traffic had to be redirected. At 10:20 p.m. “Brand from” could finally be reported. But to ensure that no embers remained, a fire guard was set up overnight to prevent the fire from being flared up, as well as the Kleine Zeitung communicated.

cause of the fire unclear

The investigation into the cause of the fire is in full swing. Initial assessments indicate a technical defect in the adjoining room of the hacking goods bearing, possibly caused by a thermal bridge. Fire investigators from the district police command Graz area have already made the first analyzes that are supported by LKA Styria. Experts are consulted to bring light into the dark, but the time for a result remains uncertain.

The immense strength of such operations is not only shown in Höf-privetbach. According to data from the Center for Fire Statistics of the CTIF, the danger of fires is a continued serious topic that is influenced by technical developments and urban conditions. The latest reports of the CTIF show that the monitoring efforts over the past few decades have not been for nothing when it comes to better understanding and classifying urban fire risks. If municipalities know how often and why fires arise, you can react more effectively to such emergencies in the future as well as on the CTIF website.

The more than 100 fire brigade workers who invested their time and energy that day have once again demonstrated their irreplacement. It remains to be hoped that the investigation will quickly lead to clarification of the incident and that corresponding measures will be taken to prevent future fires.