In Salzburg, the professional fire brigade was alerted to a room fire in Aribonenstraße shortly after 4 a.m. after flames broke out on the third floor of a residential building. A large number of firefighters were able to extinguish the fire and evacuate a total of 30 residents of the house. Seven people had to be brought to safety using a turntable ladder. The evacuated people were temporarily housed in a nearby hotel and were cared for by the Salzburg Red Cross. Three people had to be taken to the LKH Salzburg, two of whom suffered smoke inhalation, “Salzburg 24” reports.
According to the fire brigade, the fire led to heavy smoke development, the apartment in which the fire broke out was completely destroyed. The cause of the fire was not known at the time the fire was extinguished, but in the course of initial police investigations, arson was quickly suspected – not least because a knife crime crime took place at exactly the same time.
Because while the fire brigade was being informed about the fire, the police received further emergency calls that a person with a knife had run out of exactly the same apartment building where the fire was blazing, threatening residents and passers-by. The suspect also attacked a caller with a knife for no apparent reason, but without injuring him. The perpetrator then fled.
In the immediate search, a police patrol placed the suspect in the area of the Left Shine. However, the perpetrator did not follow the police instructions and attacked the police with the knife, as the police reported in a broadcast. According to previous knowledge, the police officers fired three shots to stop the attack. The perpetrator was injured to an undetermined degree in the area of the thigh, arrested after the first aid and taken to the University Hospital Salzburg.
