Man with burns – after an apartment fire in Tyrol, 7 residents in the hospital

Terrible scenes took place on Friday afternoon in Niederhöhenbach (Kufstein district)! A fire broke out in the apartment of a 72-year-old man. He and six other residents of the condominium had to be taken to the hospital.

Evening shock for the residents of an apartment building in Niederhöhenbach. A fire broke out in the apartment of a 72-year-old local around 6:30 p.m. for reasons that have not yet been clarified. The man suffered first and second degree burns from the flames and was taken to the Kufstein district hospital by ambulance. Six other people had to be taken to Kufstein Hospital with smoke inhalation. In the meantime, four other residents have been quartered in accommodation nearby. Enormous property damage was caused in the 72-year-old’s apartment. “The remaining apartments are currently uninhabitable due to heavy smoke,” the investigators said.
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