Cause unclear
Five injured in apartment fire in Vienna
A fire broke out in a residential building in Vienna-Hietzing on Tuesday morning. A total of five residents required medical treatment.
The fire broke out shortly after 4 am in a room in Waldvogelstraße. Five people had to be treated by the emergency services after the fire.
Owner of the apartment in hospital
At the same time as the firefighting operation, a breathing apparatus unit checked the stairwell and found the owner of the apartment. When the adjacent apartments were checked, one of them was found to be filled with smoke. Three people were brought to safety from there.
According to spokesman Jürgen Figerl, 27 firefighters and six vehicles were deployed and flames were already shooting out of a window when they arrived.
Investigation underway
"A total of five people were cared for by the Vienna Professional Rescue Service, which was on site with the special task force and the evacuation bus. One of them, the owner of the apartment on fire, was hospitalized," said Figerl. "The cause of the fire is under investigation."
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