Courageous intervention

Passers-by prevent a vehicle fire from getting worse

Passers-by had already extinguished the fire before the fire department arrived.(Bild: FF St. Michael)

When a car suddenly started to burn in St. Michael in Salzburg's Lungau region, passers-by reacted quickly and extinguished the vehicle. This prevented far-reaching consequences.

Later on Wednesday afternoon, the St. Michael im Lungau fire department was alerted when a technical defect in the engine compartment of a vehicle led to a fire. Thanks to the courageous efforts of passers-by who had a fire extinguisher to hand, the fire was contained before the fire department arrived.

The firefighters nevertheless carried out extinguishing work and checked the area with a thermal imaging camera to ensure that no embers remained. In total, two vehicles and 13 men from the St. Michael fire department were deployed. The local police assisted with one vehicle and two officers, while the Red Cross was on site with one vehicle and two paramedics.

Fortunately, no one was injured and the operation was brought to a successful conclusion at 18:00. The exact cause of the technical defect is currently being investigated by the authorities.