An Upper Austrian pensioner was hospitalised with smoke poisoning after an exploding battery from an electric bike caused a massive blaze in his flat yesterday (Weds).The man, 73, tried to fight the fire with blankets himself before firemen called in by a neighbour dragged him to safety. He passed out minutes later.Fire-fighters in […]
Police had to call in the fire brigade yesterday (Tues) – to help find a kitten.Officers in Vienna-Favoriten were alerted by passersby who spotted the curious kitten climbing into the engine of a patrol car.But after rooting around under the bonnet, the six policemen were unable to find the cat and so called in fire […]
Insurance experts are set to investigate after an Austrian couples 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 […]
Graz firemen were called to evacuate a busy city centre square after a man mistook a swarm of fireflies for a burning roof.Officials said today (Fri) fire-fighters decided to shutdown the bustling Franziskaner Square a popular night-time entertainment location housing several restaurants and pubs when a caller claimed the roof of an apartment […]
Wels firemen have been kept busy after a man locked himself in his own toilet around midday today (Fri).Officials in the Upper Austrian city said worried neighbours called fire-fighters after hearing the mans cries for help.The local fire brigade was preparing to break down the apartment door when the 44-year-olds son arrived with a spare […]
Residents in a densely populated housing area in Vienna had a lucky escape after four gas bottles exploded on a neighbouring construction site yesterday around noon (Weds).Police in Favoriten district said today experts had started investigating the incident which occurred at a building site in-between the two apartment blocks.Officials said a massive fire kicked off […]
A strawberry farm manager has come under fire for banning skirt-wearing women from picking the fruits for “hygienic reasons”.Reinhard Piribauer hit the headlines in 2008 when the rule was introduced for the first time at his “Erdbeerland” self-service picking farms across the province of Lower Austria.Now the businessman faces fresh pressure over his decision not […]
A massive cannabis farm set up illegally at a Vienna flat was devastated by a blaze yesterday (Tues).Police in Simmering district said today the air condition system set up by the owner to ensure flourishing growth caught fire due to a technical failure.A spokesman for the local fire brigade said: “None of the residents of […]
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.
Niki Lauda is reportedly seeking a new “head sponsor” as the cooperation contract with OC Oerlikon expires at the end of this year.Newspapers report today (Thurs) that the struggling Swiss technology firm will not extend the deal securing it a place on the front of Laudas iconic red baseball cap for an alleged 1.2 million […]