According to the fire department spokesperson, Gerald Schimpf, numerous emergency calls were received from about 1:00 PM regarding an apartment fire in Vienna-Brigittenau. Several people were trapped at their windows in a building on Nordbahnstraße due to the smoke. These individuals were rescued and partially handed over to the emergency services. No one had to be taken to the hospital.

Apartment Fire in Vienna-Brigittenau: Four People Temporarily Attended by Rescue Services

The emergency services were initially alerted due to a room fire on the first floor of the multi-story building. Upon the arrival of the fire department, it was already a "full apartment fire," explained Schimpf. The apartment door had burned through, which led to the strong smoke development, the spokesperson described. The people at the windows were calmed by the firefighters and brought outside through the smoky areas under respiratory protection with escape filter hoods.

Four people were attended to in the deployed vehicles of the special operations group of the Vienna professional rescue service due to inhalation of smoke gases, reported their spokesperson Andreas Huber to the APA. However, no one was taken to the hospital. According to Schimpf, the fire is extinguished. The fire department was still busy with extinguishing and securing measures in the middle of the afternoon.

(APA/Red)

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