As reported, there was a major fire service operation in the south of Linz on Tuesday afternoon: a fire broke out in the Auerhahn shooting club’s premises at around 3:50 p.m. The Ebelsberg volunteer fire service and the Linz professional fire service were on duty for hours with more than 60 men, and the cloud of smoke was visible from far away. On Wednesday evening, the police announced the first results of their investigation.
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Fully ablaze within seconds
When the fire broke out, an 80-year-old guest was in the shooting range. According to the police, the elderly shooter was behaving in accordance with the rules. He was handling his muzzle-loading revolver in accordance with the range rules when several sparks fell from the barrel of the weapon to the ground. Because powder residue had accumulated there, an explosion occurred. The flash of flame set the shooting range ablaze within seconds.
Video: The fire brigade extinguished the fire using several pipes and a ladder
Senior was very lucky
According to the police, the senior citizen was very lucky: he was virtually unharmed by the explosion itself, but he fell and only slightly injured his wrist. He also had to be taken to a hospital in Linz with suspected smoke poisoning. The police investigation is ongoing. Shooting operations at the state shooting range have been temporarily suspended, the operators announced on their website.
Localization: The fire broke out at the state shooting range in the Linz district of Kleinmünchen
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