Huge excitement last night in Feldkirch in Vorarlberg: After the police received information about a possible tear gas attack at a school festival with 1300 visitors in the “old indoor pool”, a major alarm was triggered and almost 100 emergency services were on site within a very short time.
On the night of Saturday, the “High Five” event took place in Feldkirch at the “Alten Hallenbad”. More than 1300 people attended the school festival with music and a DJ. At around 1 a.m., a police patrol was called to the event because amphetamines had allegedly been found on a guest there. When the officers arrived, they were met by several excited young people who said that pepper spray had probably been sprayed in the old indoor pool. State chemists were also on siteSince the officials had to fear a mass panic, a large-scale operation was triggered, which meant that fourteen police officers, forty members of the Feldkirch fire brigade, forty rescue workers and, among other things, the state chemist were at the scene within a very short time. In total, almost 100 emergency services. 13 injured In the incident, thirteen people suffered from tear gas, but were only slightly injured and did not require hospital treatment. With regard to the irritant gas, the fire brigade did not have to take any action because the gas had apparently dissipated by itself. The cause of the contamination could not be determined. The operation lasted until 2:50 a.m.
