A residential house fire in the Weinviertel community of Ernstbrunn (Korneuburg district) claimed a fatality on the night of Wednesday. Raimund Schwaigerlehner from the Lower Austria State Police Directorate confirmed in the morning upon request that a body had been discovered. Six fire brigades were involved in the difficult firefighting operations. The temperatures were about ten degrees below freezing.

Fire in Korneuburg District Broke Out at Night

The fire in the single-family house broke out shortly after midnight. A resident saved herself by going to neighbors and reported, according to Schwaigerlehner, that her husband was missing. The police spokesperson further stated that the building was at risk of collapse and could not be entered initially. The Lower Austria State Criminal Office has begun investigations.

(APA/Red)

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