In Altenmarkt hotel

Door torn from its anchoring in explosion

Fire department operation at a hotel in Altenmarkt

(Bild: FF Altenmarkt)

Firefighting operation for the Altenmarkt fire department: a heating pipe exploded at a hotel on Sunday evening. A fire door was torn from its anchoring. 

When the firefighters arrived at the hotel on Lackengasse, water vapor was escaping from a ventilation grille. The firefighters then discovered the source of the fire in the basement. A heating pipe had exploded at the junction to the building.

A steam explosion had occurred in the basement of the hotel.

(Bild: FF Altenmarkt)

The force was so enormous that a fire door was torn from its anchoring and hurled through the corridor. 

39 firefighters were called out. A wet vacuum cleaner and broom were used to clean the scene of the fire. The operation was over after around an hour.