Fire due to cigarette

Neighbor rescued tenant from burning apartment

Around 50 firefighters and rescue workers were deployed

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At two o'clock in the morning, the sirens were wailing in Pasching (Upper Austria): Two fire departments rushed to an apartment building where there was a fire in a first floor apartment. A neighbor was able to wake the tenant in time and he was injured and taken to hospital.

"Building fire" was the call-out that got 50 firefighters out of bed on Friday night. A fire had broken out in a first floor apartment in an apartment building in Pasching, presumably caused by a burning cigarette.

Neighbor helped
A neighbor noticed the fire, was able to wake the tenant of the apartment in time and gave him first aid outside the building. Two other tenants got to safety in time.

Investigation underway
The members of two fire departments quickly brought the fire - which is believed to have started in the bedroom - under control, and numerous items from the room were taken outside and extinguished. Fire investigators are to clarify the exact cause.