NÖ: Fire Departments Saved Residential House in Fire in Baden

On Thursday, at 03:19 AM, the volunteer fire departments from St. Veit a.d.Triesting, Berndorf Stadt, Berndorf AG, Veitsau, Ödlitz, and Pottenstein were alerted by the Baden area alarm center due to a "roof truss fire (alarm level B3) in St. Veit".

Fire Departments Fought Fire in Outbuilding in Baden

In the early morning hours, the owner of the house awoke after hearing unusual noises from the heating system. When he went to check, he already noticed flames coming out of the roof of the outbuilding. He immediately contacted the fire department via emergency call 122. Shortly thereafter, the first fire trucks from St. Veit arrived at the scene in Bahngasse. "The homeowner and his wife had already left the residential house themselves," explained the incident commander, Commander Georg Rumpler of the FF St.Veit/Triesting, about the situation. Since no one was in the building anymore, firefighting operations could begin immediately.

The first breathing apparatus teams proceeded to an external attack to combat the flames in the part of the building that was already fully ablaze and contained the heating room. At this point, it was particularly crucial to prevent the fire from spreading to the residential house. Gradually, more fire trucks from the Triestingtal arrived at the scene. The smoke column was visible from afar. More and more firefighting teams positioned themselves around the building to jointly tackle the flames. The biting cold and icy temperatures made the firefighting efforts more difficult. Nevertheless, the fire was quickly brought under control. With the thermal imaging camera, hidden embers in the roof structure were repeatedly discovered. The roof covering was removed with hooks to specifically extinguish these.

"Thanks to the early detection of the fire, the spread of the flames to the residential house could be prevented," said district fire commander Brandrat Rudolf Hafellner with relief. Finally, at dawn, the command "Fire out, ready to march off!" was given. The emergency personnel returned to their fire stations to restore operational readiness. In total, 97 firefighters with 16 vehicles from 6 fire departments were deployed. Additionally, 7 police officers and the Red Cross with 6 paramedics were on site. No information can currently be provided about the cause of the fire or the extent of the damage.

(Red)

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