Brave neighbor

House in flames: Couple rescued by fire department doctor

The smoke development was enormous.

(Bild: BFV Liezen/Schlüßlmayr)

Thanks to the courageous intervention of a neighbor, a fire department doctor, a couple from Upper Styria escaped with a scare when their home caught fire. The attic was ablaze with flames.

At 1.27 am on Tuesday night, the Gröbming and Gröbming Winkl fire departments were called to the fire in the center of the market town. Due to the intense flames, the incident commander immediately ordered additional fire departments to be alerted, and a vehicle with a turntable ladder arrived from Schladming.

Operation under heavy breathing protection
A comprehensive fire-fighting attack was launched from the outside in the area of the roof truss, while at the same time the interior was attacked using heavy breathing protection. The pictures give an idea of the dramatic nature of the fire.

(Bild: BFV Liezen/Schlüßlmayr)

(Bild: BFV Liezen/Schlüßlmayr)

(Bild: BFV Liezen/Schlüßlmayr)

Before the first firefighters arrived, a neighbor was able to rescue the occupants, a married couple, outside. The courageous man was the section fire brigade doctor, who immediately knew what to do. As a result, the victims remained unharmed.

Enormous damage
The fire was under control after about an hour and the flames were prevented from spreading to neighboring properties. "Fire out" was announced shortly after 4 a.m. on Sunday morning. The damage to the house is enormous, the exact amount still unknown.