A column of fire hit the sky on Wednesday afternoon near the B311 in Weißbach near Lofer. Reason: a burning vehicle. The driver was able to save himself in time.
The driver, a local (61), had noticed light smoke coming from the trunk of his hybrid car. As the smoke became thicker, he stopped the vehicle and left. Shortly afterwards it was fully engulfed in flames, according to the police report. The fire brigades from Weißbach and St. Martin near Lofer rushed to the scene of the fire with three vehicles and 18 people. They tried to extinguish the hybrid car, but in vain. The car was ablaze. Due to the operation, the Pinzgauer Bundesstrasse was closed for half an hour. There were no injuries. Further investigations are still being carried out, the police said.
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