A mother and her young son were in the elevator cabin in a residential building in Vienna-Floridsdorf when a fire broke out there. The Vienna fire department arrived to free her.
More than ten fire engines responded when the alarm went off about a fire in Leopold-Ferstl-Gasse on Monday afternoon. Fortunately, due to the nearby fire station at Spitz, they were on the spot quickly. Elevator system caught fire. The elevator system caught fire there. The staircase was already heavily smoked, the mother (42) and her ten-month-old child were trapped in the elevator car, which was also filled with smoke, as the fire department announced in the evening. The two were immediately freed from the elevator and taken to a safe area. There they had to be resuscitated by fire brigade and professional rescue workers. Three firefighters were injured. The injured mother and child were flown to a hospital in an emergency helicopter. Three firefighters were also injured during the operation. They suffered smoke poisoning and were treated on site. The fire was extinguished using breathing apparatus. Dozens of firefighters from the professional fire brigade and several professional rescue teams were involved in the operation.
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