2023-08-07 05:08:43
The frying of overly moist frozen goods apparently caused a major fire in a tourism business in St. Johann in Tirol (Kitzbühel district) on Sunday evening. As the Tyrol State Police Headquarters announced on Monday morning, the fire spread from the restaurant kitchen via the extractor hood to the wooden roof structure. 33 holiday guests had to be evacuated from the affiliated accommodation facility. They were accommodated in nearby hotels.
145 firefighters were deployed with two turntable ladders and nine vehicles, as well as 16 rescue workers with several ambulances and four police patrols. According to the police, the fire started around 8 p.m. When the alarmed police patrol arrived, they might already see heavy smoke developing over the building in the center of St. Johann in Tirol. Flames might already be seen on the roof. Firefighters battled the blaze for more than three hours. At 11:32 p.m., “fire out” might be given.
The investigation into the cause of the fire was to continue on Monday. According to initial investigations, the fire started in the kitchen of the restaurant and arose when the chef put moist frozen food in a hot pan with cooking oil. In addition to the restaurant, the accommodation facilities in the building were also affected. The evacuated vacationers were all unharmed. During the extinguishing and evacuation work, the affected municipal road in St. Johann was closed to all traffic.
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