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Severely Injured in Fire in Vienna-Josefstadt

Feuerwehreinsatz bei einem Brand in Wien-Josefstadt.
Feuerwehreinsatz bei einem Brand in Wien-Josefstadt. ©APA/TOBIAS STEINMAURER (Symbolbild)
On Friday afternoon, a fire broke out in a corner building in the area of Albertgasse/Lerchenfelderstraße in Vienna-Josefstadt, in which a 35-year-old man was seriously injured.

According to Andreas Huber, the spokesperson for the professional rescue service, the 35-year-old man suffered burns to his upper body and inhaled smoke gases during the fire in Vienna-Josefstadt, as he informed the APA. After initial treatment, he was transported to a hospital.

Fire in Vienna-Josefstadt: Temporary Traffic Closure Necessary

During the fight against the level 2 alarm fire, the operation of tram line 46 had to be temporarily interrupted, later only individual traffic was affected by the closure, said the spokesperson for the Vienna professional fire brigade, Lukas Schauer. Since the ventilation duct leads from the affected premises to the roof, the smoke development was widely visible. Parts of this ventilation had to be removed during the extinguishing work. The fire brigade was temporarily active with 15 vehicles and 65 emergency personnel at the fire, which was alerted shortly after 2:00 p.m.

(APA/Red)

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