Overview

• An attic and roof fire broke out at an unoccupied holiday home in Fischbachau on August 31, with flames involving rooftop photovoltaic equipment.
• Fire brigades quickly contained the Fischbachau blaze; one firefighter was slightly injured and damage is estimated in the low six-figure euro range, while the building remains habitable.
• The Miesbach incident on September 1 started in a kitchen after an 18-year-old locked himself out with a pot on the stove, according to police.
• Firefighters in Miesbach forced entry, used two breathing teams and a ladder, and wrapped up the operation in about two hours with 27 personnel and five vehicles.
• The Miesbach apartment was rendered uninhabitable, damage exceeds €20,000, and a four-person family was placed in municipal emergency accommodation.