Boys in Upper Austria Suffered Severe Burn Injuries

Two 13-year-olds were seriously injured Sunday evening in a fire in a garage in Königswiesen (Freistadt district). Together with a 14-year-old, they wanted to mount an engine on a bicycle. The teenagers filled a gasoline mixture into two open plastic containers and were handling a blowtorch nearby. The fumes from the containers likely ignited explosively, reported the police.

Fire in Upper Austria Extinguished with Handheld Fire Extinguisher

A 13-year-old tried to carry the fuel containers out of the garage but had to drop them because they were so hot. This led to a large-scale fire on the garage floor. The teenagers fled through a side entrance door. The two 13-year-olds suffered severe burn injuries and were taken by helicopter and ambulance to hospitals in Vienna and Linz. The 14-year-old remained uninjured. The father of one of the younger boys extinguished the fire with a handheld fire extinguisher.

(APA/Red)

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