House completely destroyed

Fire reduced a detached house to ashes

The building could no longer be saved.

(Bild: Maurice Shourot)

A devastating fire raged in Lustenau on Sunday night, completely destroying an old wooden house. Fortunately, the three occupants were able to escape into the open in time.

At around 1.30 am, the Lustenau fire department was informed that a detached house was on fire in the market town - the fire had been noticed by a 30-year-old resident. When the emergency services arrived at the scene of the fire, the wooden house was already completely engulfed in flames. Fortunately, there was no one else in the building at the time and the three residents had managed to escape outside in time. However, they had to be taken to Dornbirn hospital as they were suspected of suffering from smoke inhalation. In the end, however, the all-clear could be given and everyone was spared any damage to their health. 

All that remained of the wooden house was the skeleton.

(Bild: Maurice Shourot)

The fire was quickly brought under control by the firefighters. The fire was finally declared "out" at around 6 o'clock in the morning. For safety reasons, a ten-man fire watch remained on site for several hours.

The cause of the fire can only be speculated at present: When questioned, the 30-year-old resident of the house stated that the fire had started in the hallway. There was only a defective LED light - coupled with a motion detector - there. The investigation is ongoing.