Dramatic scenes took place at midnight in the Kleinmünchen district of Linz: the fire brigade rescued a man from his burning apartment on the top floor of a building in Schörgenhubstrasse. The tenant and four other people were injured. In Grein there was a major fire in a wood processing company: 16 fire brigades from Upper and Lower Austria with more than 220 emergency services were in action.
Around midnight, several callers reported an apartment fire on Schörgenhubstrasse in the Kleinmünchen district of Linz. Due to the large number of emergency calls, the Linz fire brigade moved out with a large number. The volunteer fire brigades Ebelsberg, St. Magdalena and Pichling were alerted to provide support. Upon arrival, they saw that there was a fire in the inner courtyard on the top floor of the building. A total of five injured The resident of the apartment in which the fire should have started, was rescued by the fire department and taken to the Kepler University Hospital. Two other people were also admitted to the Kepler University Hospital with suspected smoke poisoning and two more were treated on site. The fire spread on the roof The fire spread on the roof to the adjacent residential complex. The people who were brought to safety found temporary protection in two buses. They were then taken to the Dauphinestrasse senior center, and some were also able to stay with relatives. The extent of the damage and the exact cause of the fire have not yet been determined. Due to the strong glow of the fire, alarm level 3 was triggered during the approach and thus 16 fire brigades from Upper and Lower Austria were re-alerted. A comprehensive fire fighting attack with several respiratory protection teams inside and with lifting platforms from above was necessary. Extinguishing water from the Danube Sufficient extinguishing water could be pumped directly from the Danube with several feed lines via the B3. Some outbuildings and the office wing were successfully protected from the flames. The adjacent stretch of the Danube Bank Railway, as well as the B3 federal highway, had to be closed for the duration of the mission. This enabled the troops on the ground to contain the fire. A wheel loader moved fire material out of the way in order to reach all the embers. The mission will continue for a long time. 16 fire brigades from Upper and Lower Austria with over 220 emergency services were still on fire at around 2 a.m. No one was injured during the operation.
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