Enormous property damage

Fire department prevented full fire in old house

The fire department was able to prevent worse.

(Bild: FF Pfarrwerfen)

A nest of embers in a residential building in Pfarrwerfen (Salzbrug) kept the volunteer fire department on their toes on Monday night. A smouldering fire broke out in the chimney area of a 16th century building in the district of Schlaming. This spread across a wooden wall ... 

The Pfarrwerfen fire department's breathing apparatus team quickly identified the fire nest: using the thermal imaging camera, the Floriani discovered the cause of the heavy smoke development in the house, the core of which dates back to the 16th century. The embers were spreading from the first floor to the upper floor in the area of the fireplace.

After the ember nest was discovered, the emergency services opened the wall to fight the fire. A 600-metre-long pipeline was laid from a fire-fighting pond to supply the extinguishing water. The blaze was prevented by the rapid response. No one was injured. Nevertheless, the material damage is likely to be enormous. 

(Bild: FF Pfarrwerfen)

(Bild: FF Pfarrwerfen)

(Bild: FF Pfarrwerfen)

Despite the early intervention at 10.25 p.m., the clean-up work continued until 3.30 a.m.. In addition, the Floriani kept a fire watch until the early hours of the morning.