Austrian’s €300,000 yacht wrecked by blaze in Croatia

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Insurance experts are set to investigate after an Austrian couple’s pricey yacht was devastated by a blaze last night (Thurs) in Croatia.Owner Harald Kiefer, from Feldbach from the province of Styria, said today the Sea Ray vessel caught fire shortly after 7pm at a pier near the Hotel Adriatic in Vrboska on the island of […]

Office complex blaze causes huge damage

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Experts are investigating after an office complex in Leibnitz, Styria, was devastated by a fire last night (Weds/Thurs).Local officials said today around 50 firemen managed to extinguish the blaze shortly, causing around 200,000 Euros of damage.They added no one was injured as fire-fighters avoided the blaze spreading to adjoining buildings.

WU remains closed after fire

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Vienna’s University of Economics and Business (WU) remains shut due to technical problems after a blaze broke out at its transformer room last Monday.WU bosses had planned to reopen the institution for lectures today (Weds), but technicians failed to restore its energy supply last night.Officials said the fire caused only minor damage, adding that all […]

Fire at Russian Embassy this morning

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A fire broke out at the Russian Embassy in Vienna this morning (Thurs), it has been announced.Officials at the Landstraße district fire department said no one was injured by the blaze around 7am.Firemen quickly managed to extinguish the fire which broke out for unclear reasons.Experts are now set to investigate the site to find out […]