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Major Fire in Amstetten: Company Hall Partially Collapsed

Rund 200 Feuerwehrmitglieder waren im Einsatz.
Rund 200 Feuerwehrmitglieder waren im Einsatz. ©Freiwillige Feuerwehr Amstetten (Screenshot Facebook)
In the night leading to Wednesday, a fire broke out in a company hall in Amstetten. Five fire brigades with around 200 members were deployed for the firefighting efforts.

The spread of the flames to the office building was prevented, reported Philipp Gutlederer from the FF Amstetten. The hall was severely damaged and partially collapsed, the district fire command stated in a release. No one was injured. The cause of the fire was initially unknown.

Fire in Amstetten: Emergency services were alerted at 1:00 AM

The emergency services were alerted at 1:00 AM. Upon the arrival of the helpers, the warehouse was fully ablaze. The flames were fought using an aerial ladder, several fire hoses, and CAFS (Compressed Air Foam System), and some breathing apparatus teams were also deployed. A drone was used to locate embers. According to the district command, a slight gas leak made the firefighting efforts more difficult. The Red Cross was also on site with some helpers.

(APA/Red)

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