63-Year-Old Injured in Fire in Vienna-Simmering
In a fire at a restaurant in Vienna-Simmering on the night of Monday, a woman in an apartment above suffered a mild smoke inhalation. The fire department brought several people outside using escape filter masks. Five residents were attended to by the emergency services, and the 63-year-old was taken to the hospital, both emergency organizations reported to the APA. The fire broke out for unknown reasons around 4:30 a.m. in the ground floor premises.
Restaurant Fire in Vienna-Simmering
A passerby raised the alarm, reported fire department spokesman Jürgen Figerl. When the emergency services arrived at the house on Geiselbergstraße, smoke was already coming out of the restaurant windows. "The stairwell to the apartments was also heavily smoked," said the spokesman. The flames in the premises were fought under respiratory protection, and "the stairwell was ventilated and checked with high-performance fans." Further respiratory protection teams checked the apartments for smoke and brought several people to safety.
Residents in unaffected apartments were reassured by firefighters at the windows via the turntable ladder, explained Figerl. The operation ended around 6:00 a.m.
(APA/Red)
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