Burned two historical houses in Stinatz – Diepresse.com

On Sunday evening there was a major fire in the center of Stinatz (Güssing district). Two historical buildings were completely destroyed. 170 firefighters stood in the fire -fighting rate until night. The fire may have been triggered by a flash.

The emergency call received around 21.18. When the first emergency services from the Stinatz volunteer fire brigade arrived, large parts of the roof were already in full fire. « Dense smoke, wind and meter -high flames made immediate massive fire fighting necessary, » reports FF Stinatz. The emergency services were able to prevent the flames from spreading to other buildings of the affected home house as well as adjacent single -family houses and the fire station. The enormous spark flight of the fire, which set two cars from fire brigade members, caused difficulties.

Use around 01.00 ended

At around 00.00 the fire brigade was able to give fire and end the operation around 1:00 a.m. More than 170 emergency services from nine fire brigades with 23 vehicles were used. The two listed buildings were completely destroyed by the fire. However, the fire brigade was able to save at least a few cultural assets.

The exact cause of the fire is still being examined. However, since several witnesses reported a bang during a thunderstorm, a lightning strike is suspected as the cause. (Schev)