Attempted extinguishing:

Man injured in burning apartment in Favoriten

The flames were several meters high from the window on the second floor.

(Bild: Stadt Wien/Feuerwehr)

The Vienna Fire Brigade was called to Friedrich-Knauer-Gasse in Favoriten on Wednesday evening to deal with a fire. Flames were blazing on the second floor. Although the residents were able to escape, one was injured during a courageous attempt to extinguish the fire. 

According to spokesman Lukas Schauer, an emergency call was received by the Vienna Fire Department at 8.22 pm. The reason for the call was a room fire. Six vehicles with 27 crew members immediately rushed to the affected apartment building in Favoritner Friedrich-Knauer-Gasse. Flames were blazing from the second floor of the house and the apartment above was also threatening to catch fire. 

Extinguishing work lasted until midnight
At the same time, the firefighters attacked the fire from the outside and from the stairwell. The extinguishing work lasted until midnight, when the "fire out" signal was finally given. Fortunately, three people were able to escape from the apartment in time. The other apartments were also checked for smoke. However, one man was injured while trying to extinguish the fire himself. He was treated on site by the Vienna Rescue Service.