High property damage

Scarfing work caused fire on wooden façade

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(Bild: P. Huber)

Flaming work on the flat roof of a garage in Bludenz caused the fire department to be called out on Monday morning. The homeowner noticed the smell of smoke in the house and shortly afterwards discovered that sparks had flown from the garage roof onto the wooden façade of the house and caused a smouldering fire.

The homeowner initially tried to extinguish the fire without assistance. An endeavor that was doomed to failure. The firefighters who rushed to the scene first had to remove part of the façade and then quickly brought the smouldering fire under control.

The wooden façade suffered considerable damage. The Bludenz volunteer fire department was deployed with two vehicles and eight firefighters.