Climbed over ladder
74-year-old rescued from fire via balcony
Dramatic minutes on Thursday evening in Leogang! Due to a power cut, a couple noticed a fire in the cellar. While the man (79) rescued himself outside, the woman (74) was rescued via the balcony.
The Pinzgau couple (79 and 74) were sitting in front of the TV when the power suddenly went out. The man went to the fuse box when he saw thick smoke rising from the cellar. He immediately fled outside and alerted the emergency services. The Leogang volunteer fire department then rescued his wife with a scaling ladder via the balcony and started to extinguish the fire.
The two residents were taken to Zell am See hospital by the Red Cross with suspected smoke inhalation. Meanwhile, the firefighters extinguished the fire. The cause is still unknown, according to the fire department, the fire started in the sauna in the basement.
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