Traditional business
Workshop in Graz city center went up in flames
A fire broke out on Friday in the small workshop of a traditional electroplating and belting business in the center of Graz. The 84-year-old owner was able to escape unharmed. However, the interior was badly damaged.
Clouds of smoke billowed up in the city center of Graz at lunchtime on Friday. A fire had broken out in the workshop of a long-established galvanizer and belt maker in Färbergasse - caused by work with a hot air gun, according to the Graz fire department.
The 84-year-old owner was able to escape outside unharmed and alerted the fire department. An unknown customer who happened to be in the workshop had previously tried to fight the fire with a fire extinguisher - to no avail. According to the police, the man then left the scene.
The firefighters quickly had the fire in the workshop under control. However, the fire had already spread to the roof of the business. The pockets of embers glowing under the roof cladding were treacherous and caused a lot of smoke. The roof was opened from the outside to extinguish the embers.
The amount of damage has not yet been determined.
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