Cause of fire clarified

Nine dead dogs: electric stove led to blaze

Nine dogs lost their lives in the flames.

(Bild: FF Maria Rojach)

Following the tragedy last Thursday in which nine dogs died in a kennel fire, the cause of the fire has now been clarified. The fire probably started from an old electric stove.

An old electric stove was also stored in the kennel, but it was assumed that it no longer worked. But this turned out to be a fatal error. "The electric stove in question was probably switched on by mistake at an unobserved moment by a dog romping around," explained the police.

The investigation into the cause of the fire was carried out jointly by the Carinthian State Office of Criminal Investigation and the Carinthian Fire Prevention Agency - after completing their investigations, the investigators came to this conclusion. The certainty does not bring back the beloved four-legged friends, but a malicious act could be ruled out.