After major operation

All-clear after filter system fire at Kaindl

The fire was extinguished shortly before midnight.

(Bild: Markus Tschepp)

Because even the automatic extinguishing system was no longer effective, the fire department had to be deployed to the Kaindl wood processing company in Wals-Siezenheim on Monday night. Fortunately, the firefighters quickly got the flames under control.

As suspected at the beginning, a deflagration occurred in the area of a filter system. So-called cyclone dust separators were identified as the cause.

According to initial investigations, the damage was estimated at less than 50,000 euros. Parts of the production in the medium-density fiberboard area are temporarily at a standstill; for safety reasons, the company fire department kept a fire watch from midnight.