Fire alarm in Ötztal

Seriously injured woman rescued from burning house

Fire alarm on Tuesday morning in Sautens in the Tyrolean Ötztal: a fire had broken out in a house - a neighbor noticed the smoke and called the emergency services. The emergency services eventually found the seriously injured 78-year-old resident in the house.

The fire broke out in the house in Sautens at around 10 a.m. "A neighbor noticed the smoke and immediately raised the alarm," reported the police.

Resident airlifted to hospital
The members of the local fire department who arrived then became lifesavers. The 78-year-old resident was still in the house. The woman was seriously injured and was taken outside by the emergency services. "After initial treatment by the emergency doctor, she was flown to Murnau Hospital by rescue helicopter," said the investigators.

The cause of the fire is still under investigation.

Die Polizei

The fire, which broke out near the entrance to the house, was extinguished by the fire department within a few minutes, the statement continued. The cause is still unclear - investigations are ongoing.