A 38-year-old died in a fire in his apartment in Amstetten. According to police reports, the death probably occurred days ago. The body was discovered on Monday evening. According to the police, the cause was most likely determined to be improper handling of cigarette ash.
Relatives had previously reported that the man could not be reached. Firefighters entered the apartment on the second floor and found the 38-year-old lifeless in the smoke-filled living room. The emergency doctor was only able to determine that death had already occurred. Presumably fire caused by cigarette ash. The investigations by the state and federal criminal investigation office showed that there was probably a very pronounced smoldering fire in the area of the couch with intensive smoke gas development. According to the police, the cause was most likely determined to be improper handling of cigarette ash. According to the investigation, the fire may have started at the end of November or beginning of December. Cause of fire in sauna hut clarified The cause of the fire that cost the life of an 83-year-old last Thursday in Wolkersdorf in the Weinviertel (Mistelbach district) has been clarified. According to the investigation, the man may have fallen while heating a sauna heater with a burning blowtorch. The sauna hut caught fire. According to the Obersdorf Volunteer Fire Department, the extinguishing work was difficult.
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