Since the mountain railways were able to quickly prepare the lines of the snowmaking system for use, the helpers only had to connect the hoses and start extinguishing the fire immediately.
“We extinguished the fire within an hour and sprayed a lot of water on the meadow so that the ground was really soaked,” said local fire brigade commander Florian Vierthaler in the afternoon to APA. “Fortunately it wasn’t windy because the terrain on the sunny side is currently very dry.” The lift operation was stopped during the operation. After the fire went out, for safety reasons, a thermal imaging camera was used to look for possible embers.
Both the operations manager of the fire brigade and the operations manager of the Filzmoos mountain railways told the police that the cause of the fire was probably a cigarette thrown away from the lift. Nobody was hurt. In total, more than two dozen emergency services and three fire engines from Filzmoos were deployed to deal with the fire, and the reinforcements from Eben im Pongau who had already been alerted did not have to come back. Tomorrow, Tuesday, could bring further relaxation. According to the weather forecast, light rain is expected in the region.
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