Fire alarm on Monday morning in Wörgl in the Tyrolean district of Kufstein: A fire broke out in a store in a large shopping center for reasons that are currently unknown. Two people were taken to the hospital. The adjacent B171, the Tiroler Straße, was closed in this area for a long time because of the operation.
According to police, the fire broke out in a store around 10 a.m. “The fire brigade, rescue and several police patrols were quickly on site,” a police spokesman told the “Krone”. The Florianis then fought the flames, some of which were shooting out of the store. In the early afternoon, the “fire was put out”. Delicate operation due to smoke and heat Fighting the fire proved difficult for the emergency services, as Sebastian Prosch, commander of the Wörgl city fire department, describes: “There was also a lot of plastic stored in the shop, so it was enormous smoked and it was extremely hot. It was a tense situation for a short time because the respiratory protection team couldn’t continue either.” The fire area itself was large and densely blocked by shelves, which made the operation more difficult. Woman taken to hospital The B171, Tiroler Straße, which is adjacent to the shopping center, had to be taken because of the operation in this Area to be closed. The lockdown was lifted just after 1 p.m. According to the commander, two people were taken to the hospital with suspected smoke inhalation. There are said to have been no other injuries. The flames were also prevented from spreading to other shops or buildings. The cause of the fire is currently completely unclear. The police have started investigations. The shop may have been completely destroyed, as Prosch reports in conclusion: “The shop is a total loss, simply because of the damage caused by the heat and smoke. It certainly needs to be completely restored and refurbished.”
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