Flying sparks

Children’s spark also ignites large spark

One of the burning dung heaps in Lustenau.

(Bild: Feuerwehr Lustenau)

The lighting of a child's spark caused a mishap in Eichenberg (Vorarlberg). The large spark was also set alight by flying sparks. And in Lustenau, a spark fire caused the Floriani firefighters to be called out.  

In Eichenberg near Bregenz, a child's spark was ignited at around 6.30 pm on Saturday evening. A gust of wind caused sparks to fly - and the large spark standing right next to it was promptly ignited. The huge pile of wood immediately caught fire. 

The Eichenberg local fire department immediately began fighting the fire and also had to cool down an adjacent building with extinguishing water. The nearby forest also threatened to catch fire. Eventually, however, the firefighters managed to let the spark burn down in a controlled manner. Fortunately, no further damage was caused.

The Floriani firefighters also had to respond in Lustenau: There, too, a spark was set alight; flying sparks in combination with the dry grass caused two piles of dung to catch fire. 

The extinguishing work proved difficult due to the initial lack of extinguishing water. A feeder line with a length of around 300 meters had to be laid first. However, the Lustenau local fire department managed to extinguish the fire by shortly after 11 pm.