The fire brigades in the area became difficult late Monday evening Ybbs on the Danube alerted in the Melk district. At the lumberyard of a large one Ybbs sawmill a forklift caught fire.
The alarm went off at 9:22 p.m. The fire brigades were still deployed while they were moving out Sarling and Ybbs informed via radio that a large forklift truck was completely on fire right in front of a lumber yard. Firefighting lines had to be set up quickly, but both front tires burst one after the other.
Since the rear tires were still intact, the fire was started from the front 3 tubes under respiratory protection started. Because of the Danger of explosion was advanced carefully and under maximum cover through the woodpiles. The machine was then quickly extinguished using firefighting foam. The flames were prevented from spreading to the wood warehouse. There were no injuries.
The volunteer fire brigades were on duty to extinguish the fire Sarling, Ybbs/Danube, Neumarkt/Ybbs and the local company fire department with a total of 42 emergency services.
