Five animals died

Chicken drama in a farm barn fire

The chicken coop was completely destroyed in the fire.(Bild: Manfred Fesl)

Major alarm in Helpfau-Uttendorf (Upper Austria) on Monday night. A chicken coop on a farm caught fire. The owner had tried to extinguish the fire. In the end, however, seven fire departments were needed to tame the flames.

The fire in the chicken coop started at around 3.30 a.m. on Sunday night. The 61-year-old farmer from Helpfau-UIttendorf had been woken up by loud noises and noticed that his chicken coop was on fire.

Attempt to extinguish the fire failed
The man alerted the fire department and tried to extinguish the fire himself, but this was futile as the fire was already blazing. At this point, the fire was just about to spread to the warehouse, which was made entirely of wood.

Seven fire departments in action
In the end, the fire was brought under control by the seven fire departments alerted and quickly extinguished completely. The chicken coop was completely destroyed by the fire, while the warehouse was only slightly damaged. However, the five chickens housed in the henhouse did not survive the accident. No people were injured or endangered.