Great fire in East Tyrolean recycling complex: Hundreds of firefighters also use on Sunday

In the late Sunday afternoon, the fire brigade still felt embers. Keeping the warning to residents, windows and doors closed remained upright. Because the wind turned, four communities even came. Governor Anton Mattle (ÖVP) thanked the emergency services for “commitment, courage and high professionalism.”

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During the night, it was possible to keep the fire near the East Tyrolean district capital under control and to prevent the fire from spreading to further outdoor recycling and buildings. There were far-reaching water cannons, said Elmar Rizzoli, head of the Tyrolean Center for Crisis and Disaster Management.

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Focus on the dug up of the fire site for deleting embers

The focus of the work was on the dug of the site late Sunday afternoon to combat other embers. Almost 200 firefighters of 13 weirs were in use, together with the replacement and reinforcements, it should have been the 500, according to the state of Tyrol. Forces from Kitzbühel, Kufstein and Upper Carinthia had come to support, namely the disaster relief trains with tanker vehicles, pumps and hose material. Furthermore, according to the Land Tyrol, the analytical Taskforce of the Munich Fire Brigade and a measuring train from Bolzano have been requested. These are intended to carry out profound analyzes in terms of possible pollutants. Vulnerable groups are recommended to carry a mouth-nose protection outdoors.

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AT alarm for four other municipalities

The restricted circle around the site at the district capital Lienz remained upright, it said. There was no further explosions except for one on Saturday. On Saturday afternoon and evening, the flames had spread quickly and also spread to a hall. The emergency services had to withdraw from the immediate fire area for some time. Contrary to the first reports, five firefighters were injured in the work, not six. No helper had caused major injuries.

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