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“When we arrived we heard the gas escaping from a distance and then as an initial measure we took a look at the road to be cordoned off and then we started the evacuation,” says Siegfried Ettlinger, chief of the Waldneukirchen fire department.
The fire department immediately implemented barrier measures and began the evacuation. The experts from “Netz Obersterreich GmbH” organized the closure of the gas pipeline. Electricity also had to be temporarily disconnected. 26 houses and apartments were evacuated and their residents evacuated. After the outdoor measurement, residents were allowed to return to their homes. There was no longer any danger Wednesday night, according to the fire department.
“I was positively surprised. Thanks to the public for doing so well. There was no discussion anywhere. Everyone saw that it was a danger,” said operations manager Ettlinger.
