A Christmas tree burst into flames in an apartment in Vienna’s Penzing district on Wednesday afternoon, and the fire then spread rapidly.
It was a fatal decision to light the Christmas tree candles again on Wednesday afternoon. The dried-up coniferous tree caught fire within a very short time, and the resident of the house on Müller-Guttenbrunn-Strasse was able to get out in time. Smoke and heat The fire had far more devastating consequences, the flames spread like wildfire in the room, when the firefighters arrived, the ground floor of the multi-storey apartment building and the floors above were already badly affected by smoke and heat. Although the fire was quickly extinguished, the damage caused is extensive. No longer light candles! In this context, the fire brigade urgently advises not to light candles on Christmas trees and Advent wreaths. “The trees and wreaths have dried out after weeks in heated rooms. The essential oils left in needles and trees can easily ignite and lead to catastrophic fires,” the warning said.
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