Heroic deed in Carinthia

Man rescues unconscious man from burning apartment

First the man rescued the 21-year-old from the burning apartment, then a neighbor alerted the emergency services (symbolic image).

(Bild: P. Huber (Symbolbild))

A fearless man (36) from Carinthia became a lifesaver. He was on his way home in St. Veit on Sunday morning when he suddenly noticed a smoking apartment. A 21-year-old had fallen asleep there while cooking and had fallen unconscious when the food caught fire. The young man was rescued by the 36-year-old!

The younger man had come home during the night and had wanted to make himself a frozen pizza. However, he had fallen asleep on the sofa while the food suddenly caught fire and started to smoke. The 36-year-old noticed the smoke on his way home, kicked in the door to the apartment and pulled out the unconscious man, according to the regional police headquarters.

Neighbor had alerted the emergency services
In the meantime, a neighbor had called the fire department, who extinguished the kitchen fire. The 21-year-old was taken to St. Veit an der Glan Hospital by the ambulance service for further medical clarification.

Acoustic smoke alarm heard
The 36-year-old from St. Veit an der Glan had heard an audible smoke alarm from a housing project on the street on his way home just before 5 a.m. and then noticed the smoke. He first knocked loudly and when there was no response, he simply kicked the door in. He then rescued the unconscious man.