House Fire in Lower Austria Resulted in Two Injuries

The two residents were able to leave the building on their own, but had to be taken to the hospital with smoke inhalation, the district fire command announced in a statement on Saturday. Two cats were rescued by the emergency services, one escaped to the outside on its own.

Fire broke out around 10:30 PM

According to the fire department, the fire broke out around 10:30 PM in the attic area and spread to the roof structure. The fire was extinguished using an aerial ladder and several handheld hoses inside and outside. During the follow-up extinguishing work, the roof structure was opened with a rescue saw to locate and extinguish embers using a thermal imaging camera.

(APA/Red)

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