Dryer Triggers Fire: 4 People in Hospital

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Presumably a technical defect in a tumble dryer triggered a cellar fire in the Oberstirische Kapfenberg on the day of the state holiday. Four people came to the hospital with suspicion of a flue gas poisoning. The fire broke out in the basement of a two-family apartment building in Kapfenberg, where the smoke detector alarmed against 18.45. A 75-year-old tried to fight the fire himself with a fire extinguisher. Three fire brigades (Kapfenberg-St…

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A cellar fire in a two-family house triggered a larger operation on Friday evening in Kapfenberg. Four people were taken to the hospital with suspicion of flue gas poisoning. At around 7 p.m., operatives were called to a cellar fire in Kapfenberg (Bruck-Mürzzuschlag/Steiermark district). According to the first investigation, a smoke detector probably alerted the residents of the house around 6:45 p.m. A 75-year-old from the district of Bruck-Mür…