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The 12 electric cars that burned brightly in Lower Austria on Thursday morning were probably the work of a firebug. The police now believe it was arson.

In the case of the dozen e-cars that went up in flames in Eibesbrunn in the municipality of Großebersdorf (Mistelbach district) on Thursday night, the suspicion of arson has been confirmed. The evidence points to this, said police spokesman Raimund Schwaigerlehner on Friday. When the emergency services arrived, there were fires in two places. The Lower Austrian State Office of Criminal Investigation is investigating.

Five fire departments in action
Shortly after midnight on Thursday, the fire department raised the alarm to level 3 in Gewerbestrasse in Eibesbrunn. In addition to the electric cars, another vehicle was also affected. No one was injured. Five fire departments were involved in the extinguishing work.