Major fire department operation

Gas leaked: Houses in Leoben were evacuated

Alarm in Leoben: On Tuesday afternoon, a gas leak was discovered in an apartment building - resulting in a major fire department operation! The residents and neighboring houses were evacuated. 

At around 3 p.m., a gas leak was detected in one of the apartments during a routine inspection of an apartment building. As the measurement of the gas value showed that the reference value was exceeded many times over, all residents of the affected house and the directly adjacent apartment buildings in the danger zone were evacuated. A detailed investigation revealed that a defective gas boiler was the cause of the gas leak.

The all-clear was given in the evening
After successful measures by the fire department, all parties were able to return to their homes and the temporary road closures were lifted again at 4.30 pm.