Fire department extinguished

Two residential buildings in flames: 43 residents fled

Firefighters extinguish the fire on the roof of the residential building.

(Bild: Markus Tschepp)

Salzburg's fire departments had to deal with two tricky fire incidents on Wednesday morning: in Golling, the roof truss of a residential building was destroyed by fire. 20 residents were brought to safety. In St. Michael im Lungau, 23 residents also had to leave their homes due to a fire.

The fire broke out in the Golling residential building in the early hours of the morning. It has since been brought under control, according to the local fire department. However, some pockets of embers still had to be extinguished. Around 20 residents were brought to safety.

"The problem was that the fire spread so quickly," explains local fire brigade chief Gerald Dygruber. "We first had to open the roof and remove parts of the roof truss." No one was injured. The cause of the fire is still under investigation. However, the fire is likely to have spread from an unoccupied attic apartment.

Fire operation for the local fire department in St. Michael im Lungau.

(Bild: FF St. Michael/Holitzky)

Roof truss in flames again
A change of scene to St. Martin im Lungau: the local fire department also had to respond there early Wednesday morning. Parts of the balcony and roof truss on the second floor of a residential building caught fire. "23 people in the house left the building unharmed before the fire department arrived," said district fire brigade commander Thomas Keidel. The firefighters also had to open the roof to get to the source of the fire.

The fire had already been contained and a few embers were finally extinguished. The cause of the fire is not known and there were no injuries.