Fires
Fires
One of the most disastrous blazes occurred in 1716. The protocols record the loss of 54 houses, large parts of the church, a day labourer, and a middleclass man and a woman.
In 1868 the oppressive midday heat kindled a fire which caused the destruction of 87 buildings. Even the fire brigade of the town of Melk came to assist the population of Ybbs. However, according to a newspaper only a reeking dump of smoke remained of the town.
