Five people were treated on the scene by emergency services on suspicion of smoke inhalation, four Danish tourists were taken to a hospital, but were able to leave again in the afternoon.

Sauna in Carinthian Hotel Went Up in Flames

The fire broke out around 11:15 pm in a sauna. The fire alarm system was triggered, after which the hotel operator and two of his guests started initial attempts to extinguish the fire with handheld fire extinguishers in the already heavily smoke-filled fire area. Several breathing apparatus teams from the fire brigade finally extinguished the fire. In total, six fire brigades with eleven vehicles and 92 emergency personnel were in action, the Red Cross was present with three vehicles.

All hotel guests - the house was occupied with student groups from Denmark and their teachers - were able to leave the house independently. They waited in their tour buses and in a sports hall for the duration of the fire operation. As early as 1:00 am, they were allowed to return to their rooms. And all the people who were taken to the hospital had already been discharged by Thursday afternoon, a Kabeg spokeswoman told APA on request.

Smouldering Fire at Sauna Oven Caused Heavy Smoke Development

The cause of the heavy smoke development was a smouldering fire in the area of the electrically operated sauna oven, a police spokeswoman said. Whether a technical defect was the trigger or there was another cause was still the subject of investigations. The amount of damage was not yet known on Thursday.

(APA/Red)

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