Great fire in Vienna-Donaustadt-fire brigade fights against flames!

Great fire in Vienna-Donaustadt-fire brigade fights against flames!

Jedleseer Straße, 1210 Wien, Österreich - On Saturday, a spectacular fire occurred on Jedleseer Straße in the 21st Vienna district, which was visible from afar and triggered numerous calls to the fire brigade. The Vienna professional fire brigade was alerted at 11:30 a.m. and mobilized straight away tracks 27 emergency services with six vehicles to master the flame sea. Like OE24 broke out on a balcony, which was followed by two apartments and spread quickly to both units from.

The fire brigade used a fire line via a turntable ladder and supported the internal attack with a second line under respiratory protection. Fortunately, the affected apartments were uninhabited at the time of the fire. No people were also in the surrounding rooms, which fortunately injured could be avoided. The assignment lasted until 1:00 p.m. and the exact causes of fire are currently unclear; The Vienna State Criminal Police Office started the investigation.

Current fire cases in Vienna

In addition to the incident in the Danube city, another apartment fire in Vienna-Meidling recently occurred. In the night of Wednesday, the fire brigade was also alerted to save several people from a burning building. In Meidling, six adults and eight children had to be brought to safety with a turntable ladder, while two other people were evacuated by the staircase with the help of escape filter masks. A quick intervention by the fire brigade was also required here, because when the fire arrived, the fire was already vigorously beaten from several windows of the building. All 24 evacuated people could then be released into home care and did not have to go to the hospital. As vienna.at , the cause of the fire was attributed to a technical defect when loading an electric scooter.

The district administration of Vienna has also organized a replacement quarters for the temporarily homeless residents and is working on a rapid restoration of the electricity and gas supply of the other residents. The damage caused by this incident was so serious that the affected apartment remains uninhabitable for the time being.

fire statistics and prevention

The increasing number of apartment fires in recent years has also raised questions about fire prevention. Current data on fire statistics in Austria are accessible via Fireverbuetung-oesterreich.at , where extensive statistics for all federal states can be accessed from 2023 to 2016. This information helps to better understand fire causes and take preventive measures.

The incidents in Vienna are an urgent reference to the importance of preventive fire protection measures in residential areas. It remains to be hoped that these events will increase the awareness of fire protection and security in the households so that there will be fewer tragic situations in the future.