The reason was hot ashes – Tyrol: Fighting balcony fires with a garden hose

Action for the Floriani disciples in the Tyrolean silver town of Schwaz on Saturday morning. A fire broke out on the balcony of an apartment building. The homeowner and his son were able to contain the flames before emergency services arrived.

The balcony fire broke out around 9:30 a.m. Father and son managed to contain the fire with the help of a garden hose. “In the course of further extinguishing work, parts of the house facade also had to be opened,” explained the Florianijünger. Hot ash as the cause. There was considerable damage to property. “The fire is believed to have started as a result of hot ashes being emptied into a plastic container on the balcony and subsequently igniting,” the investigators said. Nobody got hurt.
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