37 people had to be handed over to the professional rescue service for emergency medical care, five of whom had to be taken to the hospital. Police investigations are to clarify why the prams started to burn, the Vienna Fire Brigade reported on Saturday.
Strollers Burned in Vienna-Favoriten - Five People in Hospital
4-01-2025, 10:57
The fire brigade and rescue services were called out on Friday due to a fire involving two prams in the stairwell of a residential building on Muhrengasse (Vienna-Favoriten).
Heavy Smoke Due to Pram Fire in Vienna-Favoriten
The flames themselves were quickly extinguished. However, the fire in the house on Muhrengasse caused heavy smoke in the stairwell and in some apartments. Numerous residents were thus endangered and cut off from escaping this way to the outside. Therefore, the affected people were evacuated either with ladders through the windows or with so-called escape filter masks.
The fire brigade also rescued several pets: a cat and five birds. Further measures involved ventilating the stairwell and removing the remains of the burnt prams.
(APA/Red)
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