A mother has lost her husband, her pregnant daughter and her son-in-law after a tragic accident where one of them fell into a well and the other two died while trying to carry out a failed rescue. Josef Honeder, 54, was the first to be caught out after heading out to go mushroom picking and […]
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An OAP was taken to hospital with smoke poisoning after her 30-year-old hair dryer burst into flames in Leonding, Austria. The 77-year-old, told paramedics: “I switched it on but it didn’t work so I left it. “I guess I must have forgotten to switch it off again though, because the next thing I knew the […]
Firemen tackle crematorium fire
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Firemen were called out to deal with an unplanned blaze in an Austrian crematorium at a cemetery in Graz this week. The blaze was caused when a filter overheated and was difficult to bring under control because of the thick isolation around the filter. The filter was fixed to one of the ovens used to […]
A group of teenagers escaped unscathed after their car slipped off a bridge in Kleinzell, Austria yesterday (Weds). The three involved were left dangling off the bridge, hanging on only by their rear wheels. The group of youngsters, aged between 17 and 21 were driving across a wet bridge, when they lost control of their […]
Seven injured in apartment blaze
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Seven people have been injured in a fire in Hainburg, Austria, yesterday (Thurs) evening. The blaze began on the first floor of an apartment block, the reasons for which are not yet clear. More than 50 fire fighters came to put out the flames coming from a first floor apartment with support from 20 paramedics, […]
Vienna woman gets stuck in shower
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An elderly woman was freed by firemen using special cutting equipment after getting stuck in her bathroom.The 70-year-old called for help when her arm got entangled in the sliding door of her cubicle shower yesterday (Tues), police in Viennas Leopoldstadt district said.She was freed unharmed after a neighbour called the local fire brigade.
Hail causes 3mn havoc
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Thousands of hectares of agricultural land have been devastated by thunderstorms.Powerful thunderstorms and hail wrecked crops of around 7,000 hectares of land in Vienna, Lower Austria, Upper Austria and Burgenland at the weekend, the Austrian Hail Insurance Association said today (Mon). Hundreds of firemen had to pump water from flooded cellars and homes.The insurer explained […]
Teen stuck in basketball hoop
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Firemen freed a Viennese teenager after he got stuck in a basketball hoop yesterday (Weds).The 12-year-old tried to climb through the steel chain hoop at a playground in Vienna-Leopoldstadt as part of a test of courage among pals.The teens friends called fire-fighters after he got entangled with his upper body. Firemen used bolt cutters to […]
‘Roof blaze’ was swarm of fireflies
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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 […]