Forest fire in Lower Austria
60 firefighters still in action
The extinguishing work following the devastating forest fire in Gänserndorf (Lower Austria) continues on Wednesday. There are currently 60 helpers in action.
The emergency services were also "out all night". District fire brigade commander Georg Schicker announced the next relief operation for 2 pm. On Thursday night, the situation was to be checked with a tanker and a drone.
A field fire broke out
On Monday afternoon, a field fire initially broke out, which then spread to a forest fire south-east of Gänserndorf. According to Schicker, an area of around 100 hectares was affected.
As the flames spread towards a settlement and a stud farm, around 20 buildings were temporarily evacuated. This measure was also necessary due to the smoke pollution, it was said.
Discarded cigarette as possible cause of fire
The investigation into the cause of the fire is still ongoing. Police spokeswoman Manuela Weinkirn said in response to an inquiry that it was assumed that an external ignition source, e.g. a carelessly discarded cigarette, had been negligently introduced. There were no indications of intent.
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