Status: 28.10.2023, 16:41 PM
By: Karolin Schäfer
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A huge fire breaks out on an alpine pasture in Austria. The meter-high flames destroy the entire building. The tenant is injured.
Maurach – An alpine pasture popular with holidaymakers in the municipality of Maurach am Achensee in Austria has burned down. Specifically, it is the Buchauer Alm at an altitude of 1,385 metres in the middle of the picturesque Rofan Mountains. There is not much left of the quaint building.
Tyrolean Alm completely in flames: Heavy fire brigade operation - tenant is injured
This was announced by the Tyrolean State Police Directorate in a statement. According to witnesses, the fire broke out in the kitchen on Friday afternoon (27 October) and then spread to the roof of the house via the chimney. The 20 or so people present in the restaurant quickly noticed the fire and immediately left the building.
For the tenant of the alpine pasture, things ended less lightly. While trying to extinguish the fire with the help of a fire extinguisher, the 34-year-old Austrian was injured in the hand to an "undetermined degree". The rescue workers treated the tenant on the spot. Despite the quick intervention of the emergency services, the alpine pasture burned down completely, it was said.
An alpine pasture in Austria is on fire. © Volunteer Fire Brigade Eben am Achensee
The firefighting operation pushed the emergency services to their limits. The renewal of the road has made the journey more difficult, the police said. About 600 meters before the scene of the incident, the approach of the fire brigades therefore ended, the volunteer fire brigade Eben am Achensee informed on Facebook.
Alm in Tyrol is on fire: Firefighters run on foot to the scene
According to the information, the firefighters therefore set off on foot - including 30 kilograms of additional equipment. Some of the emergency services had to be brought to the scene of the accident by two helicopters and vehicles suitable for mountaineering. When the emergency services arrived, the hut was already on fire. In addition, the fire spread to the surrounding forest.
Around 80 firefighters from the Achental fire brigade, the mountain rescue, the Schwaz rescue service and three police fines were on site. It was not until Saturday morning (28 October) that the last embers could be extinguished and the remains of the hut removed with an excavator.
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Pictures of the volunteer fire brigade Eben am Achensee on Facebook show the extent of the devastating fire. The flames leapt meters high into the sky. A fire-fighting helicopter could also be seen. After the extinguishing work, only ash, smoke and the foundation walls of the building remained, from which the alpine pasture can still be guessed.
Alm is on fire: cause still unclear
It is still unclear why the fire broke out. As the Austrian Broadcasting Corporation (ORF) reported, experts are to investigate the cause of the fire on Saturday morning (28 October). A glance at the Google profile of the Buchauer Alm tells visitors that it is temporarily closed. In the reviews, guests also point out that the restaurant has burned down completely.
For hours recently, nothing worked at the Brenner Pass in Tyrol: a semi-trailer truck was on fire. Most recently, a burning boat on Austria's holiday lake caused a stir. (kas)