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"It seems to be a conflagration around the first cable car support, and it's still not clear if this is related to the ongoing maintenance work on the cable car," police spokesman Hans Wolfgruber told SALZBURG24. Even the factory director, Hansjörg Kammerlander, could not currently rule out the pines being lit by sparks. Among other things, a bolt on support 1 was cut during ongoing renovation work.
Large-scale operation of Salzburg Emergency Services
The firefighters of Grödig with the Löstenzug Fürstenbrunn, the Löschzug Niederalm and the Koppl fire department with the firefighting equipment of the forest and the fire department of Eugendorf with the fire brigade. Einsatzleitfahrzeug are used. The organizers and the tanker of the Landesfeuerwehrverbandes are also disengaged. The Florianis are supported by police helicopters and by an "Alouette III" and an "AB212" of the Austrian Armed Forces.
A fire on the Untersberg: explosions?
"An area of about 500 square meters is in the lower support area of the burning lifts," said Markus Pbadauer of the Land Fire Brigade Association (LFV) at SALZBURG24. Witnesses report that explosions have been heard on Untersberg, he can not confirm.
Since noon, our firefighting helicopters on Untersberg in Salzburg have been in service. 8 workers are currently removed from the fire zone by wind recovery. An S-70 Black Hawk is destined to be further strengthened on the way to Salzburg. #Bundesheer pic.twitter.com/SJQHMDVaZB
– Michael Bauer (@Bundesheerbauer) November 5, 2018
Eight employees saved from Untersberg
Employees of the Untersbergbahn, who were in the area of the forest fire, were transported unharmed into the valley by means of the winds of the German army helicopter. The eight employees are doing well, the LFV said at 2.30pm on its homepage.
Meanwhile, the fire is under control, helicopter fire fighting continues uninterrupted. Around 3 pm, a Blackhawk helicopter from the federal army is expected. From a current point of view, the work of fighting the fire with four helicopters is expected to last until the evening.
Due to the strong flight movements, the local transit from Grödig in the Untersbergseilbahn region to the municipality remains closed in both directions.
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