In a residential home in Lienz

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An operation on Saturday evening is likely to have caused quite a stir and shock among the residents of a residential and nursing home in Lienz. 22 firefighters, rescue services and police arrived. The reason was a leak of hazardous substance in the cellar.

The incident occurred shortly before 6 pm. Shortly before, there had been a leak of hazardous substance in the residential and nursing home in Lienz. Rescue, police and the hazardous materials unit of the Lienz volunteer fire department arrived on the scene.

Using hazardous substance suits, the air was extracted from the cellar and cleaned.

Ein Sprecher der Polizei

Burst pipe as the cause
As it turned out, a pipe carrying bleach to a washing machine had burst. An acrid odor could be detected throughout the basement. "Using hazardous substance suits, the air was extracted from the cellar and cleaned," said the police.

Luckily, nobody was injured in the incident. A total of 22 firefighters, an ambulance and two police patrols were deployed.