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During the fires on Christmas night in Crowns five people suffered burns or smoke poisoning. In Villach, a Christmas tree burned by the splashes of stars. A 30-year-old man pulled out the burning tree and burned it. A woman inhaled smoke gas. In Klagenfurt, a fire broke out in an apartment on Pischeldorferstrasse early on Christmas Day. Three people inhaled smoke gases, they were taken to the Klagenfurt Clinic, according to the Red Cross. The road was closed for a time due to extinction work.
In Friesach (St. Veit district), a 93-year-old woman lit her Advent wreath candles on Christmas Eve. By 7:00 pm, the candles had already burned so badly that the Advent wreath caught fire in the living room. The nurse who arrived noticed this and was able to take the Advent wreath to the balcony. The dense smoke activated the smoke alarm installed in the apartment, which alerted firefighters. Emergency services blew smoke out of the apartment with fans. No one was injured, there was no material damage.
Firefighters had to go to two fires, also typical of the Christmas season, on Christmas Day Tirol move. In Roppen (Imst district) the fire was caused by a candle, in Ramsau im Zillertal (Schwaz district) the cause of the fire has not yet been fully clarified. The fire in Roppen was quickly put out by firefighters. The 75-year-old resident was admitted to the Zams hospital after first aid by the ER doctor to clear up the suspicion of possible smoke gas poisoning, according to police. In Ramsau, the 49-year-old resident and a neighbor were able to put out the fire with several buckets of water before the fire department arrived. In both cases, the amount of material damage is not yet known.
Lower Austria: In Felixdorf (Wiener Neustadt district), a Christmas tree started a fire in an apartment building on Christmas Eve. According to the local fire department, a family with a small child escaped outside. Approximately 40 other residents were temporarily evacuated Felixdorf. According to FF Felixdorf, it was initially unclear why the conifer caught fire in the living room shortly before 7 pm The family fled through the terrace of the first-floor apartment. As a precautionary measure, the ambulance service took the five people to the Wiener Neustadt State Hospital. Firefighters started a fire after 45 minutes. In the rooms on the ground floor, there was extensive material damage. The remaining apartments in the apartment building were handed over to the tenants after two hours.
In the case of the fire in an attic in Linz, the police assume arson.