Apartment Fire in Vienna-Wieden: 57-Year-Old Dead

The fire on the fourth floor of a multi-party building was noticed by police officers who were on patrol and observed the rising plumes of smoke. The subsequently alerted professional fire brigade fought the room fire around 9:00 PM with six emergency vehicles and 27 emergency personnel.

No information on the cause of the fire in Vienna-Wieden was available initially

The fire was quickly brought under control both inside and outside, said fire department spokesman Martin Hofbauer on Sunday to the APA. Even before the arrival of the fire brigade, the police began evacuating the residents of the building. Due to the smoke development, the stairwell had to be ventilated after the extinguishing work was completed. There was initially no information on the cause of the fire, which is the subject of ongoing investigations by the fire group of the Vienna State Criminal Police Office - arson is currently not suspected, according to the Vienna State Police Directorate.

Due to the large deployment of rescue forces, the surrounding streets were temporarily closed by the police. The extinguishing work was completed after about an hour.

(APA/Red)

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