Howling sirens in the streets of Vienna-Ottakring: A fire broke out in an apartment building there on Thursday. Flames erupted from the windows of an apartment. Several people were injured, some seriously.
Neighbors sounded the alarm around 3 p.m. A large contingent of fire, police and rescue workers then rushed to the scene on Redtenbachergasse. When firefighters arrived, flames were shooting out of two windows. A dense column of black smoke rose above the building. Building evacuated According to Lukas Schauer, spokesman for the professional fire brigade, an extinguishing line from the outside prevented the fire from spreading to the apartment above. Meanwhile, the firefighters went from the inside with a fire hose and breathing protection against the flames. With a turntable ladder, among other things, significantly more than a dozen people were brought out of the building to safety and handed over to the special task force of professional rescue. An 80-year-old was taken to the hospital with life-threatening smoke inhalation, and a 75-year-old was also taken to a hospital. Other residents were cared for in the buses of the K-Zug, but did not require medical help. Fire investigators from the Kripo were also on site to get an idea of the exact circumstances that led to the fire.
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