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“The first difficulty was that the cabins are very exposed to more than 1,400 meters above sea level,” said operations manager Matthias Egger of the Dorfgastein volunteer fire department. “It is a 20 to 30 minute drive from the city center through a forest road.” Because it was feared that a lot of extinguishing water would be needed, neighboring Bad Hofgastein and Bad Gastein fire brigades were immediately alerted with tank fire trucks. “But it was fortunate that there was a fish pond in the mountain pastures.”
Thank you for the great cooperation with the volunteer fire brigade Dorfgastein and the Bad Hofgastein fire brigade!
Posted by FF-Bad Gastein on Nov 13, 2020
Together, the three fire departments were able to quickly contain the fire. It was also possible to prevent the flames from spreading to the neighboring hut: the roofs of the two buildings are only one meter apart.
Fire operation at Alm in the Gastein Valley
At the same time, the tin roof of the hut that had caught fire was removed with a crane to put out the last embers. However, the alpine hut, a mixed building consisting of a stable and an attached residential wing, was badly damaged. The cause of the fire has yet to be determined. Fire investigators and experts will examine the scene of the fire on Saturday.
A total of 75 firefighters and several policemen and paramedics were on duty until “fire” could break out shortly before midnight.
(Those: APA)
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