250 firefighters
Forest fire near Semriach: 250 firefighters in action
A wooded area near Semriach north of Graz was on fire last night. Around 250 firefighters worked for hours to bring the fire under control, which they succeeded in doing on Friday morning. It now seems clear that the cause of the fire was probably a New Year's Eve rocket.
The first alert was received by the Semriach fire department at 8.56 pm on Thursday. A driver who was driving on Semriacherstraße called the emergency services. "An area of around two and a half to three hectares is affected. A total of almost 250 firefighters are on site," reported Herbert Buchgraber from the Graz-Umgebung fire department on Friday morning.
The fire spread quickly as the forest is currently "extremely dry", according to Buchgraber. A special unit was also on site, as the fire was raging in very rough terrain. The police also provided support with helicopters.
In such weather conditions, one can only ask that the shooting be refrained from or at least limited to New Year's Eve.
Landeshauptmann Mario Kunasek
Roadblock on both sides
Gernot Mandl from the Semriach volunteer fire department was also on site and was able to give the all-clear in the morning: "We now have the fire under control. Helicopters are currently still on the way to investigate the situation in more detail." For safety reasons, the L318 was closed in both directions.
Governor on site
Neo-Landeshauptmann Mario Kunasek rushed to Semriach in the morning to personally thank the firefighters. As the fire is said to have been caused by a New Year's Eve rocket that was set off too early, Kunasek also made an appeal to the population: "In weather conditions like this, you can only ask people to refrain from shooting or at least limit it to New Year's Eve."
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