Resident rescued

Fire in Geidorf – Graz resident escaped onto balcony

The flames spread rapidly in the apartment in Geidorf.(Bild: BF Graz)

A room fire broke out in an apartment in Geidorf on Monday morning. The resident had to be rescued from the balcony by the emergency services as the escape route was cut off due to the heavy smoke. The cause of the fire is still unknown.

The Graz professional fire department was called to a room fire in the Geidorfgürtel on Monday morning at 8.39 am. A fire had broken out in an apartment on the 3rd floor of an apartment building.

There was one person in the apartment at the time the fire broke out. As the escape route to the stairwell was already cut off by the smoke, the man fled to the balcony of his apartment. 

A firefighting team wearing breathing apparatus entered and extinguished the fire. Using an escape filter hood, the resident was rescued and handed over to the emergency services. The cause of the fire is still unknown and is still being investigated.