Smoke visible from afar – flames in residential building: Large-scale operation in Innsbruck

Fire alarm on Wednesday afternoon in the middle of Innsbruck: a fire broke out in an apartment building on Kapuzinergasse. Several fire brigades were in action. Fortunately, nobody was injured. An adjacent residential and nursing home did not have to be evacuated for the time being.

Shortly after 3 p.m. the sirens wailed in the Tyrolean capital. A fire broke out in the garbage room of a house in Kapuzinergasse for a currently unknown cause. The fire spread over the facade to the top floor. Several fire brigades, the ambulance and the police were on duty. Around ten emergency calls were received within a very short time, according to the Tyrolean control center in response to a “Krone” request. People on two floors evacuatedThe situation was confusing for a long time. “The fire started in the garbage room and spread over the facade to the top floor,” said the Vice-Mayor Johannes Anzengruber, who is responsible for security in Innsbruck. The residents of the fourth and fifth floors of the affected house had to be evacuated by the emergency services. “The fire is under control, the roof is currently being opened to view and fight hot spots,” said a broadcast in the early evening. Thank God there are no injuries to complain about. Dormitory did not have to be evacuated “The ISD homes are currently in readiness to accept people, substitute accommodation is available for the residents in the ISD dormitories, but a major evacuation and evacuation of the retirement home is required Not necessary from the current perspective, ”explains Anzengruber. He is constantly in direct contact with representatives of the retirement home and the emergency organizations in order to take further organizational precautions. “The rapid intervention of the fire brigade prevented it from spreading to the entire building.” The clouds of smoke were visible over the entire city area and beyond. The streets around the building were largely cordoned off.
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