"Must stick together"

Landlord helps colleagues in need after devastating fire

On May 28, this building burned in Rohrbach, one tenant (53) died.(Bild: FOTOKERSCHI.AT)

Two weeks after the devastating fire in the center of Rohrbach, things take a surprising turn. A Kurdish restaurateur rents out his restaurant to Vietnamese people made homeless by the fire. For the helpful landlord, "no big deal, you have to stick together".

At 2 a.m. on May 28, the sirens were wailing in Rohrbach: A building on the town square had gone up in flames and a level three alert was issued. A total of 13 fire departments from the surrounding area battled the flames until the early hours of the morning, and one person could not be rescued. A 53-year-old man died when he tried to save himself by jumping out of the window.

The cause of the fire is still unknown.(Bild: Einöder Horst)

The tragic fire in a prime location left the Vietnamese owners of the "Madame Kim" restaurant practically homeless. Two weeks later, there has now been a surprising and welcome turnaround. "We would like to inform you that our second location at Stadtplatz 14 has been temporarily leased to 'Madame Kim Restaurant'. Madame Kim' will run the restaurant for a year while their old restaurant is being rebuilt," posted pizzeria boss Cino Secilmis, a Kurd of Turkish descent who runs restaurants in Bad Leonfelden and at the indoor swimming pool in Rohrbach.

Pizzeria owner Cino Secilmis is renting out his restaurant on Unterer Stadtplatz in Rohrbach for a year as temporary accommodation to the Kim family, who lost their restaurant and thus their livelihood as a result of the fire.(Bild: Hewal)

Much praise for generous action
"I offered my colleague our restaurant on the same day as the fire broke out. I don't think it's a big deal, you have to stick together," says Secilmis.

Many users on Facebook saw it differently and praised Secilmis for his generous action. Incidentally, the building, which was severely damaged by the fire, is to be demolished and rebuilt, explained owner Karla Kern when asked by Krone.