Explosions as well
Fire station fully engulfed in flames: Battle against the fire!
Explosions, towering columns of smoke: On Tuesday morning, firefighters in Upper Carinthia watched as their fire station, along with their emergency vehicles, burned to the ground. Some 120 firefighters were on the scene.
Kronen Zeitung als bevorzugte Google-Quelle hinzufügen Emergency responders were alerted at 9:26 a.m.! Members of the fire departments from Gmünd, Kötzing, Lieserhofen, Tangern, Seeboden, Lendorf, Möllbrücke, Spittal, and Treffling battled the flames.
Surrounding buildings must be protected
This is a major fire. The challenge: protecting surrounding buildings. Two new fire trucks are housed in the building. “You could hear the gas cylinders stored in the fire station exploding; the windows rattled,” described nearby residents.
New fire trucks completely destroyed
“The two emergency vehicles—a TLF tanker fire engine and a KLFA small fire engine—have been completely destroyed. We’re talking about a total loss here. The vehicle hangar has also fallen victim to the flames,” according to emergency responders. The vehicles were new.
Large deployment of special response teams
In addition to the roughly 120 firefighters from the region, the police are also on site with the Cobra task force. “Gas cylinders were stored in the building. These are normally shot open to allow the pressure to escape, which is why the special unit was called in,” says Werner Mayer, the Spittal district police chief. This time, that measure could not be taken because it would have been too dangerous to enter the burning building.
Firefighting efforts lasted several hours. Several pockets of embers still need to be extinguished. According to the police, the fire is under control. The extent of the destruction has left a financial wasteland amounting to millions.
Deep Concern Among Emergency Responders
There is great distress among the volunteer emergency responders. “It hurts to watch the building burn down. There was nothing we could do,” says Commander René Moser, deeply affected. “There’s so much passion, camaraderie, and volunteer spirit behind this,” he says, speaking on behalf of the 60 members of the Lieserhofen Volunteer Fire Department.
Now the task is to find solutions, rebuild the building, and get back up and running.
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