High-rise building in Styria evacuated for fire

Large-scale deployment for the fire brigade Friday afternoon in Styria: Fire broke out in a high-rise building in Kapfenberg. 50 residents had to be evacuated. For unexplained reasons, fire broke out on Friday at 4.30 p.m. on the balcony of an apartment on the eighth floor of a high-rise building in Kapfenberg's centre. All 50 residents had to be evacuated. Fortunately, the fire brigade was able to extinguish the fire quickly and thus prevent wo…

50 residents of a residential building in Kapfenberg had to be evacuated.

A fire in a residential building in Kapfenberg (Bruck-Mürzzuschlag district) left five people slightly injured on Friday. Fifty residents were evacuated from the building. The fire broke out in an apartment on the eighth floor. However, it was quickly brought under control by breathing apparatus crews and a turntable ladder, the fire department reported.