Two fires in Kufstein

Fire in kitchen: Tyrolean Florianis in continuous operation

Dicey affair for the Kufstein fire department on Friday afternoon.

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The Kufstein town fire department barely had time to catch their breath on Friday! In the afternoon, a dishwasher caught fire in the apartment of a senior citizen (83). In the middle of the night, a gas barbecue caught fire on a terrace. Fortunately, there were no injuries.

The eventful day of operations began for the Floriani firefighters on Friday shortly after 4 pm. It was reported that a dishwasher had started to smoke in the home of an 83-year-old local resident for unknown reasons.

25 firefighters entered the senior citizen's apartment a short time later and were able to quickly bring the fire under control. "The dishwasher was taken outside by the fire department after it had been extinguished," said the police. Fortunately, the 83-year-old was unharmed. There was also only minor damage to the apartment.

The fire department took the dishwasher outside.

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Gas grill caught fire during the night
Hours later, at around 1:40 a.m. on Saturday to be precise, the next report came in: Fire broke out on a terrace in the area of a gas grill in an apartment building. The burning of food on the barbecue caused heavy smoke to develop. The emergency services were also able to quickly bring this fire under control.

The building sustained an unknown amount of damage.

Die Polizei

"Neither the 46-year-old resident nor other people were injured. The building sustained an unknown amount of damage," said the police. Even in the middle of the night, 20 Floriani firefighters and the rescue team were deployed.